医学英语视听说Unit 13.pptVIP

Unit 13 passage 2 General view 1. background knowledge 2. focal words and expressions 3. translation 4. chunks 5. assignment Background knowledge Chinese Embassy/consulate The Committee of 100 IBOPE Zogby International The difference between embassy and consulate 大使馆是 (embassy) 一国在建交国首都派驻的常设外交代表机关。 领事馆 (consulate) 是一国政府派驻对方国家某个城市并在一定区域执行领事职务的政府代表机关。 两个国家断交，一定会撤销大使馆，但不一定撤销领事馆。 大使馆的职责范围遍及驻在国各个地区，领事馆只负责所辖地区。 大使馆通常受政府和外交部门的直接领导，而领事馆通常接受外交部门和所在国大使馆的双重领导。 许多国家在多数国家只设大使馆，不设领事馆。设不设领事馆、设哪个级别的领事馆，主要看侨民和领事业务的多少以及所在地区的重要性，并依照对等原则进行。 The function of Chinese Consulate Chinese Consulate is responsible for the following functions: Maintains records of the Chinese nationals and registers them to get a permanent picture of the total situation whenever required The records gathered by the Chinese Consulate help to trace people especially the youngsters, in case they later turn out to be expatriates (移居海外的人) Apart from maintaining public records, Chinese Consulate is also engaged in issuing passports to travelers, verifies proofs of their identities and keeps the necessary papers in sequence with the national service of China The function of Chinese Consulate Drawing of certain particular notarized （确认的）legal agreements and deeds Preparing power of attorneys (委托书) for voting purposes also comes under the jurisdiction （权力）of Chinese Consulate Chinese Consulate organizes elections in the country The function of Chinese Consulate Chinese Consulate is authorized to help the poor and needy in China and extradite (引渡) them if required New Chinese Consulate exercises its legal and nautical （海上的）rights whenever and wherever needed Consulates and Embassies are more or less the same, with similar responsibilities and functions. Consulate in China mainly looks after the foreign policy of the country and other related issues that are essential for smooth functioning of Chinese administration. Chinese Embassy in Washington Chinese Embassy Washington PRChina Consulate in Houston