Customs 海關(下)
1.Do I have to pay duty on the cigarettes?
2.I don’t know what’s duty-free.
3.Just a few personal belongings/effects.
4.How much is the duty I have to pay?
5.How much should I pay for the duty?
6.What articles are allowed to be imported free of charge?
7.All this luggage is mine.
8.I have a small bottle of perfume.
9.Is it allowed to import the watch?
10.Where should I go through the customs?
Dialogue One
A:Good morning,Passport, please.
B:Here you are .
A:Ah,thank you.Please bring your luggage here for inspection.
B:Ok.But is there anything wrong?
A:It’s just a regular inspection.Do you have anything to declare?
B:I’ve got 6 packets of cigarettes and 2 bottles of champagne.Besides,I have two cameras,one is for my own use,and the other is a gift.
A:Well,the cigarettes and the champagne are not in excess of the duty-free allowance. But according to our law, each passenger is allowed only one camera duty-free.You ’ll have to pay duty for the other one.
B:Ok .Where shall I pay duty for it?
A:Please wait a minute.I’ll make out the duty memo.... Here you are.Take this and pay to the woman over there.
B:I’ve paid for it .Here’s the receipt.
A:Very well.I hope you ’ll enjoy your stay in America.
B:Thank you.
Dialogue Two
A:Here ’s my passport.I’m a visiting scholar.
B:Do you have anything to declare?
A:No,these are all my personal effects.
B:What’s in the bag?Wou;d you mind opening the bag?
A:Not at all.I don’t know what’s dutiable.Do I have to pay duty on things for my own use?
B:NO.You don’t have to pay duty on personal belongings.
A:Thank you.
Dialogue Three
A:Have you anything to delcare?
B:One bottle of perfume and a watch.
A:Where did you buy it?
B:In Boston.
A:Do you travel a lot/
B:Oh..... I go to see my sister twice a year or so.
A:Twice a year?How long has your sister lived in Boston?
B:Nearly ten years.
A:I see,that’s a long time.How much was the watce?
B:I can’t remember,but I’ve got the receipt somewhere.Would you like to see it/
A:Yes,I’d like to see the receipt.Oh!I see you bough the watch last week.
B:Yes.Does that mean I’ll have to pay duty on it?
A:Yes,I’m afraid you will.Altogether on the watch and the perfume you owe me seven pounds.
B:Ok.Here you are.Is that all right now?
A:Yes,that’s fine.I hope you enjoyed your stay in Boston?
B:Yes,I did.I had a fine time.
走私者
Sam Lewis was a customs officer.He used to work in a small border town. It wasn’t a busy town and there wasn’t much work.The road was usually very quite and there weren’t many travelers.It wasn’t a very interesting job,but Sam liked an easy life.About once a week,he used to meet an old man.His name was Draper .He used to arrived at the border early in the morning in a big truck.The truck was always empty.After a while Sam became suspicious.He often used to search the truck,but he never found anything.One day he asked Draper about his job.Draper laughed and said,"I’m a smuggler."
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