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移民來美,入籍前一定要通過考試。以下是入籍美國的面試(Interview for U.S. Citizenship)可能問到的範圍。雖然考試方式,將來也許有所變動,但內容應該大致相同。甚且,一些有關美國政府方面的常識,即使對一般民眾而言,也會對認識美國有所幫助。至於考官所問的深淺難度,與個人的教育程度和工作性質,也有關係。(英語欠佳者,可用最簡單的方式回答)
(1)個人方面:
問:Where do you live? (你住在那裡?)
答:I live at 100 Maple Street, Cambridge, Maryland.
(我住在馬里蘭州,Cambridge市,Maple街100號。)
問:How long have you lived there?
(你住在那裡多久了?)
答:Almost five years.
(大約五年。)
問:Where did you live before coming to the U. S.?
(你來美國前,住在那裡?)
答:I lived in Taiwan.
(我以前住在台灣。)
問:Do you live with your spouse? What is his(her)name?
(你與你的配偶住在一起嗎?他叫什麼名字?)
答:Yes, I do. His name is Chunghua Wang.
(是的,他叫王中華。)(如聽不懂,請對方再說一遍,要說:「I beg your pardon」或「par-don」)
問:Where do you work?
(你在那裡工作?)
答:I work at my restaurant.
(我在自己的餐館工作。)
問:Have you ever been outside of the United States?
(你去過美國以外的地方嗎?)
答:Yea, I have. (或 No, I haven't)
問:When was your last trip out of the U.S.?
(你上次離開美國是什麼時候?)
答:July 1999.
(老外想要知道你在美真正住了多久)
問:Have you ever been arrested or in trouble with the police?
(你曾被逮捕或與警察有糾紛?)
答:No, never.
(從來沒有。)(老外希望你是奉公守法的人)
問:Are you a Communist or have you ever been a Communist?
(你是共產黨嗎?你曾經是共產黨員嗎?)
答:No, never. (沒有)
問:Have you ever joined any society, club or organi-zation?
(你參加過任何的社團組織嗎?)
答:No, I haven't.(沒有。)
問:Have you even been mentally ill?
(你曾有精神毛病嗎?)
答:No, never.
(老美不希望你有長期病症,將來增加社會負擔。)
問:Do you intend to live in the U. S. permanently?
(你想長久住在美國嗎?)
答:Yes, I do.(是的)
問:Do you believe in the Constitution of the U.S.?
(你相信美國的憲法嗎?)
答:Yes, I do.(是)
問:Will you obey the laws of the U.S.?
(你會遵守美國法律嗎?)
答:Yes, I will. (我願意)
問:Do you pay your taxes every year?
(你每年都繳稅嗎?)
答:Yes, I do. (是)
問:Do you gamble for a living or do you take drugs?
(你以賭博維生或吸毒嗎?)
答:No, not at all. (絕不會)
問:Will you be a good citizen of the United States?
(你要做個美國的好公民嗎?)
答:Yes, I will
問:Would you be willing to fight for the U.S.?
(你願意為美國而戰嗎?)
答:Yes, I will.
問:Would you take an oath of allegiance to the U.S.?
(你會宣誓效忠美國嗎?)
答:Yes, I will. (是的,我願意。)
問:Will you swear that all your statements are true and correct?
(你願宣誓你所說的,都是真實可靠嗎?)
答:Yes, I will.
(2)政府方面:
問:What kind (type)(form)of government does the U-nited States have?
(美國政府是個什麼政體?)
答: (It is both) a republic and democracy.
(共和和民主)
問:What are the two main (major) political parties of the U.S.?
(美國的兩大政黨是什麼?)
答:The Democratic and the Republicans.
(民主黨和共和黨)
問: What is a democracy?
(民主是什麼呢?)
答:(It is a government )of the people, by the people and for the people.
(是民有、民治和民享的政府)
問:How many branches does the U.S. government have? (What are they?)
(美國政府有幾個部門?)(是什麼?)
答:( There are ) three branches: legislative ( congress ) , executive ( president ) and judicial ( court ).
有三個部門:立法(國會)、行政(總統)和司法(法院)。
問: What are the duties (functions) of the three branches?
(這三個部門的職責是什麼?)
答: The leigislative branch makes the laws ; the ex-ecutive branch enforces (或carries out) the law and the judicial branch explains the law.
(立法部門制定法律,行政部門執行法律,司法部門解釋法律。)
問:Why is the government divided into three branches?
(為什麼政府分為三大部門?)
答:So, no one person or a group will get too strong or too powerful.
(這樣,一個人或一個團體,就不會變成太強大,或太有勢力。)
問: What is the separation of power?
(什麼是分權?)(即三權分立?)
答: Congress makes the laws ; the President enforces the laws and the court explains the laws.
(國會制定法律,總統執行法律,法院解釋法律。)
問: Who has the power to declare war?
(誰有權宣戰?)
答: The President with consent of the Congress.
(總統得到國會的同意。) |
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