了解海关手续

　　Mr. Li： You've traveled abroad a lot， Tom， so would you like to tell me something about clearing customs. s; j9

　　Tom： When you arrive in a country， you clear customs. A lot of countries have two channels： the green channel and the red channel. Some countries， like India， have three channels： the white channel， the green channel and the red channel.

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　　Mr. Li： Then what are the differences between the green channel and red channel？ 外贸.族

　　Tom： If you have more than the duty-free allowances or prohibited goods， you go through the red channel and declare them to a customs officer. If you otherwise have nothing to declare， you go straight through the green channel unless you are asked to stop by an officer. www.waimaozu.com

　　Mr. Li： I see. {- P"

　　Mr. Li： I'm told that we'll have to state the purpose of going to a certain country， is it true？

　　Tom： That's right. People go aboard for different purposes： some for pleasure， some on vacation， some on business， and some for other purposes. o8 e! I; h6

　　Mr. Li： I'm going to New Zealand for sightseeing. What should I say if they ask about my purpose？

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　　Tom： Just saying "sightseeing" is OK. $ m O7 B$ n+ l:

　　李先生：汤姆，你经常出国旅游，能向我介绍一下关于通关的情况吗？ waimaozu@com

　　汤姆：到达一个国家时要通关。许多国家的海关有两种通道：绿色通道和红色通道。还有些国家如印度有三种通道：白色通道、绿色通道和红色通道。 {- P"

　　李先生：那么绿色通道和红色通道之间有什么区别呢？

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　　汤姆：如果你携带的东西超出免税的范围或属于禁带物品，你就得从红色通道通过并向海关官员申报物品。如果你没有需要申报的物品而海关官员又没有阻拦你，你就可以直接通过绿色通道了。 s; j9

　　李先生：我明白了。 s; j9 A u2 g4 K' N7 q$ @

　　李先生：我听说去一个国家时需要陈述旅行的目的，是吗？

　　汤姆：是的。人们出国都各有目的：有的为了消遣，有的出去度假，有的是因公出差，有的是为了其他目的。 B8 \3 q, Y1 b7 c5 K- \

　　李先生：我要去新西兰观光，如果他们问我旅行的目的我该怎么说呢？

　　汤姆：说“观光”就行了。 ~0 X)