A：You've traveled abroad a lot, Jim, so would you like to tell me something about clearing customs.
      吉姆，你經(jīng)常出國旅游，能向我介紹一下關(guān)于通關(guān)的情況嗎？

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.
      到達(dá)一個(gè)國家時(shí)要通關(guān)。許多國家的海關(guān)有兩種通道：綠色通道和紅色通道。還有些國家如印度有三種通道：白色通道、綠色通道和紅色通道。

A：Then what are the differences between the green channel and red channel?
      那么綠色通道和紅色通道之間有什么區(qū)別呢？

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. 如果你攜帶的東西超出免稅的范圍或?qū)儆诮麕锲?，?br />      就得從紅色通道通過并向海關(guān)官員申報(bào)物品。如果你沒有需要申報(bào)的物品而海關(guān)官員又沒有阻攔你，你就可以直接通過綠色通道了。

India

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。我聽說去一個(gè)國家時(shí)需要陳述旅行的目的，是嗎？

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。人們出國都各有目的：有的為了消遣，有的出去度假，有的是因公出差，有的是為了其他目的。

India的意思

A：I'm going to New Zealand for sightseeing. What should I say if they ask about my purpose?
      我要去新西蘭觀光，如果他們問我旅行的目的我該怎么說呢？

B：Just saying "sightseeing" is OK.
      說"觀光"就行了。