欧盟与美国商量“免签证计划”
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目前,欧盟27个成员国中只有15个国家的公民可以免签赴美旅行,其他成员国公民即使到美国短暂访问也需要申请签证。近日,欧盟和美国相关官员举行会晤商讨欧盟所有成员国公民赴美免签证计划。

请看新华社的报道:

Top justice officials from the European Union (EU) and the United States discussed Thursday in Brdo, Slovenia, the issue of the US Visa Waiver Program, which the EU hopes will allow all EU citizens to travel to America without a visa as soon as possible.

欧盟和美国的高级司法官员周四在斯洛文尼亚布而多举行会议,讨论美国免签证计划。欧盟官员表示,希望美国尽快允许所有欧盟成员国公民免签证赴美旅行。

该报道中的Visa Waiver Program就是“免签证计划”。The Visa Waiver Program (VWP) enables1 nationals of certain countries to travel to the United States for tourism or business for stays of 90 days or less without obtaining a visa, if certain requirements are met. (免签证计划允许特定国家的居民在达到特定要求的前提下,访美目的为旅游或商务并且停留时间不超过90天时可以免于签证。)

waiver(a formal written statement of relinquishment2)指弃权、弃权声明书,

例如:They are persuaded to sign a waiver of claim against the landlord3.经劝说,他们签署了放弃向房东索赔的权利。

签证(visa)一般有entry visa(入境签证),exit visa(出境签证),transit visa(过境签证),business visa(商务签证),visitor visa(旅游签证),以及student visa(学生签证)等。 



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1 enables 5bbe727a82109d77599a648e779d2e09     
v.使能够,提供做…的权利[措施]( enable的第三人称单数 );使可能
参考例句:
  • The software enables you to access the Internet in seconds. 这种软件使你在几秒钟内便可访问互联网。
  • This pass enables me to travel half-price on trains. 我用这张通行证可以半价乘火车。 来自《简明英汉词典》
2 relinquishment cVjxa     
n.放弃;撤回;停止
参考例句:
  • One kind of love is called relinquishment. 有一种爱叫做放手。
  • Our curriculum trains for the relinquishment of judgment as the necessary condition of salvation. 我们的课程则训练我们把放弃判断作为得救的必需条件。
3 landlord H2sxF     
n.地主,房东,(旅店)店主
参考例句:
  • He is the landlord of this pub.他是这家酒店的店主。
  • He used to be a long - term labourer for a landlord.他早先给地主扛过长活。
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