關於過海關的英語對話
英語對話課堂教學更是如此。英語教學旨在培養學生初步運用語言交際的能力,也就是說, 交際 是背景、操練運用才是實用。小編整理了,歡迎閱讀!
一
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.
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 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 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.
海關人員:我可以看一下你的護照嗎?
查爾斯:這是我的護照,這是入境申請表。
海關人員:你到美國的目的是什麼?
查爾斯:商務,我要到芝加哥去開商務會議。
海關人員:你的簽證期限是兩個星期,你打算待更久嗎?
查爾斯:不會,我十二天之後就要回去了。
海關人員:這段期間你會去旅行嗎?
查爾斯:是的,我想去紐約幾天,我在那兒有朋友,要去拜訪。
海關人員:李先生,你的袋子裡有些什麼?
查爾斯:只是一些照相機、衣服和書籍。
海關人員:你沒有攜帶任何食物吧?
查爾斯:沒有。
海關人員:好的,李先生,這是例行檢查,
請你把袋子開啟讓我看看好嗎?
查爾斯:好的。
海關人員:嗯……有三臺照相機,你是攝影師嗎?
查爾斯:不是,我們公司是生產照相機的。
我自己也是攝影師,但是有兩臺是展示用的。
海關人員:我明白了,那這個袋子裡面裝什麼?
查爾斯:蛋撻。
海關人員:我以為你沒有帶任何食物。
查爾斯:我以為你是指蔬菜和肉品之類的食物。
我並沒有帶蔬菜。
海關人員:李先生,對不起,蛋撻也算是食物,我們必須充公。
查爾斯:充公?
海關人員:是的,我們將會處理掉。
查爾斯:太可惜了,蛋撻非常好吃。
海關人員:我知道。臺灣來的旅客,三個就有一個會帶蛋撻。
成千的人就成走私了。
查爾斯:我沒有。
海關人員:至少今天沒有,祝您旅途愉快,李先生。
查爾斯:謝謝。
二
Officer: May I see your passport please?
海關人員:我可以看一下您的護照嗎?
Henry: Sure, Here you are. And this is the declaration form.
亨利:當然,給您。這是入境申請表。
Officer: What's the purpose of your visit?
海關人員:請問您此行的目的是什麼?
Henry: I'm here on business.
亨利:我來這兒履行公務。
Officer: This visa is good for two weeks. How long will you be staying?
海關人員:您的簽證期限是兩個星期,你打算待多長時間?
Henry: For ten days.
亨利:10天以後就回去了。
Officer: And you will do some traveling while you are here?
海關人員:這期間您會去旅行嗎?
Henry: Yes, I want to spend a couple days for traveling. I have friends there I will visit.
亨利:是的,我要去拜訪朋友。
Officer: What do you have in the bag, sir?
海關人員:先生,請問您的包裡有些什麼?
Henry: Just camera, clothes, and some books.
亨利:只是照相機、衣服和一些書籍。
Officer: Would you mind opening the bag for me?
海關人員:請您把包開啟讓我看看行嗎?
Henry: Alright.
亨利:好的。
Officer: OK. Enjoy your trip, sir.
海關人員:可以了。祝您旅途愉快,先生。
Henry: Thank you.
亨利:謝謝。
三
A: Anything to declare? 您有什麼要申報的嗎?
B: No, nothing. 不,沒有。
A: What’s this? Open this box, please. 這個是什麼?請開啟這個盒子。
B: Souvenir for my wife. 給我妻子的紀念品。
A: Is liquor or cigarette here? 裡面有酒和香菸嗎?
B: One bottle of whisky and cigarette one carton. Is it taxable? 有一瓶威士忌和一條香菸。需要繳稅嗎?
A: No. It’s OK. 不,沒有。