Before I could start my first job right out of college, I had to present evidence that I was a U.S. citizen, so I brought my birth certificate. The clerk picked up my birth certificate and gave it a good, long look. “Is something wrong?” I finally asked. “Yes,” she said. “I can't find the expiration date.”
我剛大學(xué)畢業(yè)找到第一份工作。在正式開(kāi)始工作以前,我必須提交我是美國(guó)公民的證明文件。于是我?guī)チ宋业某錾C明。那個(gè)職員拿起我的出生證明仔仔細(xì)細(xì)地看了又看。我問(wèn):“有什么問(wèn)題嗎?”她說(shuō):“是啊,我沒(méi)找到失效日期。”