了解海关手续
A：You've traveled abroad a lot, Jim, so would you like to tell me something about clearing customs.
吉姆，你经常出国旅游，能向我介绍一下关于通关的情况吗？
B：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.
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。
A：Then what are the differences between the green channel and red channel?
那么绿色通道和红色通道之间有什么区别呢？
B：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. 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。
A：I see.I'm told that we'll have to state the purpose of going to a certain country, is it true?
我明白了。我听说去一个国家时需要陈述旅行的目的，是吗？
B：That's right. People go aboard for different purposes: some for pleasure, some on vacation, some on business, and some for other purposes.
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。
A：I'm going to New Zealand for sightseeing. What should I say if they ask about my purpose?
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？
B：Just saying "sightseeing" is OK.
说"观光"就行了。
to the purpose
1. 合适：to the point 中肯 | to the purpose 合适 | to the queen's taste 尽善尽美地
2. 得要领地：192:to the minute 恰好 | 193:to the purpose 得要领地 | 194:turn up找到,发现
3. 中肯, 合适：to the point 中肯, 扼要 | to the purpose 中肯, 合适 | toast 烤; 烘 (动)
4. 得要领的, 中肯的; 合适的：to some purpose 有一定的意义; 有一定的效果 | to the purpose 得要领的, 中肯的; 合适的 | with the purpose of 以...为目的
1. The purpose of this form of business is to encourage investors to invest without risking more than the capital they have contributed.
2. By whatever means, their sole purpose is to cover the truth and eliminate any potentially unfavourable reporting.
3. CAAC attributed the incident largely to some pilots of CEA's Yunnan branch, saying they had ignored the passengers'interests and disrupted the flights on purpose.
4. The main purpose of the initial image was to calibrate the camera.
5. The purpose of the firing was to calibrate the CIWS radar tracking system to ensure accuracy.
6. It was later revealed that she had not raised anywhere close to this amount at a party she held in Cannes for the purpose.
7. The purpose of the mobile hospital is to support destroyed medical facilities in times of catastrophe such as the Sichuan quake.
8. The purpose of a national census is to collect and update demographic data, which can be referred to when the government makes policy decisions.
9. The Central Party School can be a resource for this purpose with potential to become one of the world's great schools of public administration.
10. An important reason for our adherence is that China has adequate foreign exchange reserves, and we do not see the need to change our investment purpose and strategy.