8．過(guò)海關(guān) Going through Customs

Official: Did you pack this bag yourself? Has it been out of your possession at any time before checking-in?
是您自已收拾的行李嗎？在檢票前有有別人幫助保管？

Mr. Lee: Yes, I packed it myself, and it hasn’t been out of my possession.
是的，我自已收拾的，一直是自己保管。

Official: Are you bringing in any plants or animal products?
您帶了動(dòng)植物產(chǎn)品嗎？
Mr. Lee: No.
沒(méi)有。

Official: Our sniffer dog seems to disagree. Do you mind if we look in your suitcase?
嗅探犬好像有不同意見(jiàn)。我可以檢查您的包嗎？

Mr. Lee: Not at all. Go right ahead.
請(qǐng)便。

Official: What’s this sir?
這是什么，先生？

Mr. Lee: It’s traditional Chinese Medicine. I mix it with hot water like tea. Sorry. I forgot about it.
這是中藥。用熱水沖泡，喝起來(lái)像茶。對(duì)不起，我忘記了。

Official: What are these red things sir?
這些紅色的東西是什么？

Mr. Lee: Oh no! I forgot about those too! Those are Chinese sausages for my Aunt Lily.
糟糕! 這個(gè)我也忘了。這些是我給lily阿姨帶的中國(guó)臘腸。

Official: I’m sorry sir, but you can’t take any of this into the country. We will also have to check your carry-on. Please step this way. Don’t’ be nervous; we’ll just look through it briefly and then if there are no further problems you’ll be free to go.
對(duì)不起，先生。您不能帶這些東西入境。我們還要檢查您的手提包。請(qǐng)這邊走。不用緊張，我們只是簡(jiǎn)單看一下，如果沒(méi)有別的問(wèn)題，您就可以走了。