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Hi. I'm Adam. Welcome back to www.engvid.com. Today's lesson is a little bit specialized.
大家好，我是亚当。欢迎回到英格威英语学习网。今天的课程有一点专业。
We're going to talk about going through customs at a U.S. airport, more specifically, at an airport.
我们将聊聊在美国机场的通关，更具体地说，在机场用到的英语。
Now, before I begin, why am I doing this lesson?
在我考试之前，为什么我要讲这节课呢？
Not too long ago, I flew... I had to go out of town and I had to fly through the States.
不久之前，我飞往...我得出城，飞越美国。
I flew through Detroit, it's a big hub. In case you're ever flying through a hub,
我飞过底特律，它是一个大枢纽。如果你飞过一个枢纽的话，
a hub is a central area where many flights come and connect to other flights.
枢纽是一个中心区域，许多航班在这里到达并连接到其他航班。
And I was in line at the customs, and ahead of me was a couple, they were tourists, I think.
我在海关排队，我前面有一双人，我感觉他们是游客。
And I could see the panic on their faces when the custom guy... Customs guy started speaking to them and asking them questions,
当海关工作人员开始跟他们讲话，问他们问题时，我可以看到他们脸上的惊慌。
and they were so nervous, and they could barely speak.
他们非常紧张，几乎说不出话来。
And the more nervous they became, the more questions they got from the customs guy.
他们越紧张，海关人员问的问题就越多。
So, I want to make going through customs as easy as possible for you by giving you a few tips.
我想给你一些建议，尽可能让你轻松通关。
First thing you have to remember when you come to the customs guys: have all your forms completed properly.
首先，你得知道何时去见海关工作人员：把所有的表格都填好。
So, if you're coming into a States, you're going to be given a form, I think it's an I-94 form with all kinds of questions.
如果你去一个州，你会得到一张表格，我想是I-94表格，上面有各种各样的问题。
Fill out everything correctly, properly. If you're not sure what something means, ask a flight attendant to help you, they will.
把每一项都正确地填好。如果你不确定某个东西是什么意思，让乘务员帮你，他们会的。
Fill everything before you get to customs. Have all your documents; your passport, your return flight ticket.
到海关前把东西都填好。准备好你所有的文件；你的护照，回程机票。
If you're going as a student, have your Visa. If you're going there to work, have your Visa, your work permit, whatever you need.
如果你是以学生的身份去的，带着你的签证。如果你去那里工作，带着你的签证，工作许可证，任何你需要带的东西。
All documents ready, all forms complete, ready to go.
所有的文件都准备好了，所有的表格都完成了，准备好了。
Then the most important thing that you can do when going through customs at an U.S. airport is relax. Okay?
在美国机场通关时你能做的最重要的事情就是放松。好吧？
Very important to relax. Now, one thing you will notice about American customs officers, they never ever smile.
放松是非常重要的。你会注意到美国海关官员的一件事，他们从不微笑。
They will never smile. They are always going to look mean, and tough, and questions, questions, questions.
他们永远不会笑。他们总是看起来很凶狠，很强硬，总是问，问，问。
That's their job. They're nice people. Don't think anything badly of them.
那是他们的工作。他们是好人。不要把他们想得太坏。
They're doing their job, they want to scare you so that you give them the information that they need.
他们在做他们的工作，他们想吓唬你，这样你就能告诉他们他们需要的信息。
So, relax. Answer all their questions quickly and as short as possible. If they ask you a yes/no question, answer yes or no.
所以，放轻松。尽量快速而简短地回答他们的问题。如果他们问你一个是或否的问题，回答是或不是。
Almost... In most cases, in 99% of the questions, don't say: "I don't know." You do know.
几乎...在大多数情况下，99%的问题，不要说：“我不知道。”你知道。
You know everything that they're going to ask you. Yes, no, there, there, this long, that person, done. Okay.
你知道他们要问你的所有问题。是，不是，那里，那里，这么长，那个人，搞定。
So, they can ask you any number of questions, but here are a few of the more common questions that they might ask you. Okay?
他们可以问你任意数量的问题，但是他们可能会问你一些更常见的问题。
So, be prepared, answer them quickly, go on your way, enjoy your vacation in the U.S. What is your final destination?
所以，准备好，快速回答问题，继续自己的路，享受在美国的假期。你的最终目的地是哪里？
It means: where are you going? Where is your last stop?
意思是：你要去哪里？你最后一站是哪里？
So, if you're flying in to New York and then you're catching another flight to Kentucky, your final destination is Kentucky, not New York.
如果你要飞往纽约，然后又乘坐去往肯塔基的航班，那你的最终目的地就是肯塔基，不是纽约。
So, you're going to Kentucky. If you're going to another country, so for example I was coming back to Canada.
你要去肯塔基。如果你要去其他国家，比如我要回加拿大。
What is your final destination? Toronto. I was just flying through the U.S. How long will you be staying in the U.S.?
你的最终目的地是哪里？多伦多。我刚从美国飞来。你打算在美国呆多久？
Again, never say: "I don't know." You do know. You have a return ticket out.
再说一次，不要说：“我不知道。”你肯定知道。你有一张回程票。
If you have an open ticket, say you have... "I have a one-year open ticket.
如果你有一张不定期机票，比如说...我有一张一年期的不定期机票。
I'm not sure when I'm going to go back, but within one year." Have that ticket ready to show him or her. Okay?
我不确定我什么时候会回去，但是在一年内。”准备好那张票给他或她看。
How long will you be staying? Two days, a week, two weeks, whatever. What is the purpose of your visit?
你会待多久？两天，一周，两周，不管多久。你来这里的目的是什么？
Why are you here? To visit family, work or business, tourism, vacation, or transit. Okay?
你为什么来这里？拜访我的家人，工作或生意，旅行，度假，或者是中转。
I was there, just transit. Transiting. I was just catching a flight to my next place, which is Canada.
我去那里，只是经过而已。中转。我正要搭飞机去下一个地方，加拿大。
I was just here to transit. No problem. Where will you be staying? Now, this is a very important question.
我只是经过这里。没问题。你会待在哪里？这是个非常重要的问题。
If you are staying in the U.S., make sure you have your hotel address ready to tell the customs officer.
如果你待在美国的话。确保你准备好酒店地址告诉海关人员。
If you're staying with a friend, have your friend's address ready to tell the customs officer.
如果你待在朋友那里，把你朋友的地址告诉海关人员。
If you're staying in a dorm, if you're a student, say the name of the school, the dorm, have the address ready.
如果你是个学生的话，住在宿舍，那就准备好学校的名字和地址。
Never say: "I don't know. I haven't figured it out yet." They want to know where to find you if they need to find you. Okay?
不要说：“我不知道。我还没想清楚。”他们想知道如果他们需要找你的话，哪里可以找到你。
Make sure you have an actual place to stay. How much currency are you carrying? Or: are you carrying with you?
确保你有一个具体的住的地方。你带着多少现金？或者：你带现金了吗？
It means: how much cash? Traveller's cheques, they don't care. Credit card, they don't care.
意思是：多少现金？旅行支票，他们不管。信用卡，他们不管。
How much cash? You are allowed $10,000. Hopefully, you're not carrying $10,000 because they will take you to the back, and see it, ask you more questions, etc.
多少现金？你可以带10000美元。但愿，你没有带10000美元，因为他们会把你带到后面，查看，问更多的问题，等等。
If you have $100, say you have $100, that's it. Now, in some countries, for example,
如果你有100美元，就说你有100美元，就是这样。例如，在一些国家，
when I go somewhere and I have to go through the States, in Canada, we go through U.S. customs in Canada, so they will ask some security questions.
当我要去什么地方，我要经过美国的时候，在加拿大，我们要在加拿大通过美国海关，所以他们会问一些安全问题。
Who packed your bags? Only one answer: "I did." Sorry, if you heard that. I did. Nobody packed my bags.
谁给你收拾行李？只有一个答案：“是我。”如果你听到了。是我。没人给我收拾行李。
I packed my bags. That's it. Did anybody give you a gift? No. Did any...? Did you leave the bag alone at any time?
我自己收拾行李。就是这样。有人送你礼物吗？没。你有没有把它单独放着的时候？
Did you leave it unattended that somebody else could touch it? No. Okay?
你有没有把它放在无人看管的地方，有人可能碰过它？没有。
As soon as you say yes, you're going to the back, they're opening your bag, they're looking around to make sure.
你一说了是，他们就会带你到后面，打开你的包，他们会翻看确保没事。
Are you carrying any guns or knives? If you are, you probably don't want to be going through customs anyway, so, no.
你有带枪或者刀子吗？如果你带了，你可能不会通过海关，所以，不要带。
Do you have anything to declare? Now, this is a very tricky question. You need to know the rules. Okay?
你有什么要申报的吗？这是个非常棘手的问题。你需要知道规则。
If you're bringing plants, you have to declare them. If you're bringing more than $10,000, you must declare it.
如果你带了植物，你必须申报。如果你带的钱超过1万美元，就必须申报。
If you're bringing any meat or other food items, you must declare it.
如果你带了任何肉或者其他食物，你必须得申报。
Before you travel to the U.S., get on their U.S. government website, customs website,
去美国之前，登录美国政府网站，海关网站，
find out what you're allowed and what you're not allowed to bring, what you have to and what you don't have to declare.
弄清楚你可以带什么和不可以带什么，需要申报和不需要申报的东西。
You don't want trouble later if they open your bags. Okay? Now, they may ask you many other questions.
如果他们打开你的包的话，你不想要任何麻烦。他们也许会问你很多其他的问题。
The more nervous you are, the more questions they will ask you. I generally get these questions and they let me go. Okay?
你越紧张，他们问你的问题就越多。我通常会被问到这些问题，然后他们就让我走了。
Everybody has a different experience. Some days, they're looking for more, so they'll ask people more questions.
每个人都有不同的体验。有时候，他们会找更多东西，所以他们就会问更多问题。
Some days, they will take a random search. I'll just put it here.
有时候，他们会进行随机的搜查。我把它写在这里了。
They will just take somebody at random, and take them, and open their bags, and look, and let them go.
他们会随机选某个人，带走他们，打开他们的包，检查完就让他们走。
There's something called a secondary... A secondary questioning.
有个东西叫二次质疑。
If they think they want to ask you more questions, they will take you to a room in the back, they will ask you more questions.
如果他们想问你更多的问题，他们会把你带到后面的房间，他们会问你更多的问题。
Again, relax. If you have nothing to hide, then they have nothing to find. Okay? So don't worry about it.
再一次，放松。如果你没有什么要隐藏的，那么他们也没有什么要发现的。好吧？所以不用担心。
So, if you're travelling through the States, remember: it's not... Don't worry about the English.
如果你要去美国旅行，记住：这不是...不要担心英语。
Keep your questions short and answer them quickly. You don't need full sentences.
简洁快速回答。你不需要说完整的句子。
You definitely don't need perfect sentences. Answer the question, go on your way. Okay?
不需要说完美的句子。回答问题，然后就继续上路。
I've put a few of these... A few examples of answers and questions that you might face on www.engvid.com's quiz section.
在网站小测题中，我放了一些你可能遇到的问题和答案的例子。
You can ask me questions there as well. And don't forget to subscribe to my YouTube channel. See you again. Bye.
你也可以在那里问我问题。别忘了订阅我的油管频道。回头见。再见。
