Gu Yichen and His US Work Visa

顧藝辰與他的美國工作簽證

Jul 9, 2026, 17:33
ChinaTechnology

Introduction

Gu Yichen is a software engineer from China. He works in the US. His story shows the problems with US work visas.

顧藝辰是一位來自中國的軟體工程師，他在美國工作。他的故事揭示了美國工作簽證的問題。

Main Body

Gu Yichen studied at a university in Illinois. He started work at Amazon. He tried three times to get an H-1B visa. He finally got the visa, but he worked from China during COVID-19.

顧藝辰在伊利諾州的一所大學就讀。他開始在 Amazon 工作。他嘗試了三次才獲得 H-1B 簽證。他最終拿到了簽證，但在 COVID-19 期間他在中國遠端工作。

In 2022, he moved to Google for more money. But Google stopped his project to save money. He lost his job in January 2023. He had only 60 days to find a new job or leave the US.

2022 年，他為了更高的薪水轉職到 Google。但 Google 為了省錢而停止了他的項目。他在 2023 年 1 月失業。他當時只有 60 天的時間找新工作，否則就必須離開美國。

He went back to China for a short time. Then, Amazon offered him a job again. He used his old visa to return to the US. Now, he wants a green card to stay in the US forever.

他短暫回到了中國。接著，Amazon 再次提供他工作機會。他使用舊簽證返回美國。現在，他希望獲得綠卡以便永久留在美國。

Conclusion

Gu Yichen works at Amazon in California. He is waiting for his permanent residency papers.

顧藝辰目前在加州的 Amazon 工作。他正在等待永久居留權的文件。

Vocabulary Learning

🕒 The 'Past Action' Pattern

Look at how the story tells us what happened. We use a simple change to the word to show it is finished.

The Pattern: Add -ed

  • study →\rightarrow studied
  • try →\rightarrow tried
  • stop →\rightarrow stopped

The Rule-Breakers (Irregular) Some words change completely. You must memorize these:

  • get →\rightarrow got
  • lose →\rightarrow lost
  • go →\rightarrow went

Quick Map for A2 Learners: Now →\rightarrow He works at Amazon. Past →\rightarrow He worked at Amazon.

Key Phrases to Steal:

  • "He moved to..." (Changing cities/jobs)
  • "He went back to..." (Returning home)

Vocabulary Learning

software engineer (n.)
A person who creates and builds computer programs.
Example:The software engineer wrote a new app for the phone.
visa (n.)
An official document that lets a person enter a foreign country.
Example:I need a visa to travel to the United States.
project (n.)
A piece of planned work that is finished over a period of time.
Example:Our team is working on a big project for the new client.
permanent residency (n.)
The legal right to live in a country forever.
Example:She is applying for permanent residency to live in Canada.
Practice A2 words in a crossword→
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