每日口說挑戰【經濟學人】你的護照究竟有多強大？(How powerful is your passport? | The Economist)

【我今天要走口語不專業風格】

If you have a passport from Singapore or South Korea, you're in possession of one of the most powerful travel documents on earth.
如果你有新加坡或南韓的護照，那你就至少擁有了一款地球上最強大的旅遊證件、所向無敵。

Key points
1. Different passports in the world.
2. How powerful they are - how many countries people with these passports can go to without a visa.
* Applying for a visa can be pretty troublesome, so of course having a passport that allows you to visit different countries without that visa is pretty helpful.

■ 1-a. passport (n.)
◔౪◔ A travel document, and you need it when you are going to different countries.
✿ When you go through customs, you need to show the customs officer your passport.
你要通過海關時，必須把你的護照拿給海關官員看。

■ 1-b. identification (n.)
◔౪◔ Something that shows your identity, so it proves who you are; identification could be an identification card or it could be something else, for example, a passport or a driver's license. Basically it's something that has your name and maybe a photo or other personal information.
✿ When you're applying for different things you might be asked for identification.
你要申請各種不同東西或服務時，可能會被要求出示身份證件。
✿ If you apply for a bank account, they might ask you for a form of identification.
如果要申請銀行開戶，銀行就會跟你要某些證件。
◔౪◔ People often also say ID for short.
✿ Do you have any identification? / Do you have any ID?
啊你有沒有帶任何證件啊？
✿ Can I see your ID card? / Can I see your identification card?
啊你身份證給我拿出來看下？

■ 1-c. visa (n.)
◔౪◔ Something that you need to apply for to go to certain countries. So it gives you permission to enter a different country and this is often put into your passport.
✿ My visa for Japan was approved.
喔耶，我的日本簽證下來了。
◔౪◔ There are also different types of visas: visitor visas, student visas, work visas, working holiday visas.
✿ These are all different types of visas that you need in order to go to a country for specific purposes.
不同的目的就需要這些不同類型的簽證，你才能去那些國家。

■ 2-a. in possession of sth. (phr.)
◔౪◔ To have something
✿ The art collector is in possession of many famous paintings. (He owns or he has many famous paintings.)
這位藝術收藏家有很多名畫耶！
✿ The criminal was found in possession of a gun. (The criminal was found to have a gun.)
這名罪犯被發現有槍啦！
- > This phrase is a bit more formal, so it's often used in more formal settings and even by police.

■ 2-b. possession (n.)
◔౪◔ The condition of having or owning something
✿ After Ken went bankrupt, the bank took possession of his house. (The bank took ownership of his house; the bank owns his house now)
肯破產後，就被銀行掯去他的房子了，哭哭。（*是否不要取名「肯」比較好…誤）
◔౪◔ Something that you have or own.
✿ Mary is a minimalist, so she doesn't have many possessions. (She doesn't own many things.)
沒力是個極簡主義者，所以她都沒太多東西。（當然也沒有力）

■ 2-c. possess (v.)
◔౪◔ To have or to own
✿ I don't possess a television. (I don't own television.)
我連台電視都沒有。
✿ I possess many skills. (I have many skills.)
我有很多技能。（但連台電視機都掙不了…）

■ 3-a. powerful (adj.)
◔౪◔ Having power
✿ The U.S. is one of the most powerful countries in the world.
美國是世界上最強大的國家之一。
✿ This machine is very powerful.
這台機器十分強大！

■ 3-b. weak (adj.)
◔౪◔ The opposite of powerful
✿ That's a weak excuse.
那藉口弱爆了！
✿ The patient is very weak.
這病人灰熊虛弱。

■passport [ˋpæs͵port] 護照；通行證；執照
a passport to sth 獲取…的手段
■possession [pəˋzɛʃən] 擁有；佔有；鎮定自若；著魔；控球時間
所有物；財產；殖民地；屬地
■get/take possession of sth；in possession of sth 擁有
☺If you have a passport from Singapore or South Korea, you're in possession of one of the most powerful travel documents on earth.
如果你持有的是新加坡或是南韓的護照，你就擁有了世界上效力最強的旅遊證件之一。
【心得】北韓除了少數政治人物、間諜和需要出國比賽的選手們外，其他大部分的平民百姓應該不知道世界上有護照這種東西吧!?

DAY473
這兩天回學校打球
全身酸通連手都腫腫的
累死 (:3_ヽ)_
講這麼多其實只是要說


我今天要偷懶 YA
PS 竟然連偷懶都已經滿10天了XD
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If you have a passport from Singapore or South Korea, you're in possession of one of the most powerful travel documents on earth.

Enjoy my singing/ukulele you guys!

拿什麼護照都沒有任意門好用啦！

If you have a passport from Singapore or South Korea, you're in possession of one of the most powerful travel documents on earth.

Can I have a "Infinity" passport?
擁有無限護照，暢遊漫威宇宙。

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If you have a passport from Singapore or South Korea, you're in possession of one of the most powerful travel documents on earth.

休息了兩天

<3.0-067>Thanks Kelsi and every friend~

Taiwan passport is the only one I wanna have.^^

第一次做筆記，如果有誤請指正喔！
1.passport
when you go through customs, you need to show customs officer your passport.
identification
Do you have any identification?/Do you have any id?
Can I see your id card?
visa
My visa for Japan was approved.

2.in possession of
The art collector is in possession of many famous paintings.
The criminal was found in possession of a gun.
possession
After Ken went bankrupt, the bank took possession of his house.
Mary is a minimalist so she doesn't have many possessions.
possess
I don't possess a television.
I possess many skills.

3.powerful
The U.S. is one of the powerful countries in the world.
This machine is very powerful.
weak
That's a weak excuse.
The patient is very weak.