旅游英语口语-通过海关
时间：2018-11-28 作者：英语课 分类：旅游英语口语
OFFICER: May I see your passport please?
CHARLES: Here is my passport. And this is the declaration form.
OFFICER: What is the purpose of your visit to the United States?
CHARLES: Business. I have a trade convention I'm attending in Chicago.
OFFICER: This visa is good for two weeks. Do you intend to stay longer than that?
CHARLES: No. I will fly back twelve days from now.
OFFICER: And you will do some traveling while you are here?
CHARLES: Yes, I want to spend a couple days in New York. I have friends there I will visit.
OFFICER: What do you have in the bag, Mr. Lee?
CHARLES: Just my cameras, my clothes, and some books.
OFFICER: You're not carrying any food with you today?
CHARLES: No.
OFFICER: Okay, Mr. Lee. This is just a routine check. Would you mind opening the bag for me?
CHARLES: Alright.
OFFICER: Hmm. You have three cameras. Are you a photographer?
CHARLES: No, my company makes cameras.Well, I'm also a photographer, but two of these are for our display.
OFFICER: I see. And what's in this bag?
CHARLES: Egg tarts 1.
OFFICER: I thought you said you didn't have any food with you today.
CHARLES: I thought you meant vegetables and meat when you asked me. Things like that.I don't have any vegetables.
OFFICER: I'm sorry, Mr. Lee. Egg tarts are food too. We will have to confiscate 2 these.
CHARLES: Confiscate?
OFFICER: Yes, we will have to dispose of them.
CHARLES: It's too bad. They are very delicious.
OFFICER: I know. One out of every three travelers from Taiwan seems to be carrying them.They are being smuggled 3 in by the thousands.
CHARLES: Oh, well. Not by me.
OFFICER: No, not today at least. Enjoy your visit to the United States, Mr. Lee.
CHARLES: Thank you.
海关人员：我可以看一下你的护照吗？
查尔斯：这是我的护照，这是入境申请表。
海关人员：你到美国的目的是什么？
查尔斯：商务，我要到芝加哥去开商务会议。
海关人员：你的签证期限是两个星期，你打算待更久吗？
查尔斯：不会，我十二天之后就要回去了。
海关人员：这段期间你会去旅行吗？
查尔斯：是的，我想去纽约几天，我在那儿有朋友，要去拜访。
海关人员：李先生，你的袋子里有些什么？
查尔斯：只是一些照相机、衣服和书籍。
海关人员：你没有携带任何食物吧？
查尔斯：没有。
海关人员：好的，李先生，这是例行检查，请你把袋子打开让我看看好吗？
查尔斯：好的。
海关人员：嗯……有三台照相机，你是摄影师吗？
查尔斯：不是，我们公司是生产照相机的。我自己也是摄影师，但是有两台是展示用的。
海关人员：我明白了，那这个袋子里面装什么？
查尔斯：蛋挞。
海关人员：我以为你没有带任何食物。
查尔斯：我以为你是指蔬菜和肉品之类的食物。我并没有带蔬菜。
海关人员：李先生，对不起，蛋挞也算是食物，我们必须充公。
查尔斯：充公？
海关人员：是的，我们将会处理掉。
查尔斯：太可惜了，蛋挞非常好吃。
海关人员：我知道。台湾来的旅客，三个就有一个会带蛋挞。成千的人就成走私了。
查尔斯：我没有。
海关人员：至少今天没有，祝您旅途愉快，李先生。
查尔斯：谢谢。
- I decided to make some tarts for tea. 我决定做些吃茶点时吃的果馅饼。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- They ate raspberry tarts and ice cream. 大家吃着木莓馅饼和冰淇淋。 来自辞典例句
- The police have the right to confiscate any forbidden objects they find.如发现违禁货物，警方有权查扣。
- Did the teacher confiscate your toy?老师没收你的玩具了吗？