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海关食品检查 — Customs Food Inspection
携带食品入境时被海关询问和检查 This scene includes 21 dialogue turns across 2 conversation paths, helping you practice with 海关检疫官员.
Dialogue Preview · 对话预览
Declaring Food Items · 食品申报
basicAre you bringing any food, plant, or animal products into the country?
您有携带任何食品、植物或动物产品入境吗?
Yes, I have some packaged snacks and instant noodles from China.
有的,我带了一些中国的包装零食和方便面。
💡 很多中国旅客喜欢带方便面、辣酱等出国。大部分包装好的加工食品可以带,但含肉的要小心。
Can I see them, please? I need to check the ingredients. Do any of them contain meat or poultry?
可以看一下吗?我需要检查成分。有没有含肉类或禽类的?
The instant noodles have a small packet of beef flavoring. Is that a problem?
方便面里有一小包牛肉调味料。有问题吗?
If it's just a flavoring powder, it's usually fine. But if it contains actual meat pieces, we'd need to confiscate it. Let me take a look... This one has dried meat bits — I'm sorry, but I'll need to take this.
如果只是调味粉,通常没问题。但如果含有真正的肉粒,我们需要没收。让我看看……这个有肉丁——很抱歉,这个我需要没收。
What about the other ones? I have three more packs that are vegetable flavor.
其他的呢?我还有三包蔬菜味的。
Let me check... Vegetable flavor with no meat ingredients — those are fine. You can keep them. What else do you have?
我看看……蔬菜味的没有肉类成分——这些没问题。可以留下。还有什么?
I also brought some traditional Chinese medicine herbs. Are those allowed?
我还带了一些中药材。可以带吗?
Herbal medicine in processed, commercially packaged form is generally okay. But raw herbs, seeds, or anything that could be planted is prohibited. Are these in sealed packages?
加工过的、商业包装的草药一般可以。但生的草药、种子或者任何能种植的东西是禁止的。这些是密封包装的吗?
Yes, they're all in sealed bags from the pharmacy. Here, you can see.
是的,都是药房的密封袋装的。给您看。
These look fine. I'll just keep the one pack of noodles. Everything else is cleared. In the future, check the USDA website before traveling — it lists exactly what food items are allowed. Have a nice trip.
这些没问题。我只收走那一包面。其他都通过了。以后出发前可以查看USDA网站——上面列了哪些食品可以带。祝旅途愉快。
Fruit Confiscation · 水果被没收
intermediateMa'am, I see you checked 'No' on the declaration form for food items, but our scanner shows what appears to be fresh produce in your bag. Can you open it?
女士,我看到您在申报表的食品栏勾了'否',但扫描仪显示您包里有看起来像新鲜农产品的东西。能打开看看吗?
Oh, I forgot about those. I have some apples and oranges from the airplane meal.
哦,我忘了那些了。那是飞机餐剩的苹果和橙子。
I understand. Unfortunately, fresh fruits cannot be brought into the country — even from the airplane. They can carry pests and diseases. I'll need to take them.
我理解。但很遗憾,新鲜水果不能带入境——即使是飞机上的也不行。它们可能携带病虫害。我需要没收。
I'm sorry, I really didn't know. Will I be fined?
对不起,我真的不知道。会被罚款吗?
Since you declared 'No' when you actually had food items, you could face a fine. However, for a first offense with fruit from the plane, we typically just issue a warning. I'll confiscate the fruit and note it in your file.
因为您实际携带了食品却申报了'否',可能会被罚款。不过,对于初次违规且是飞机上的水果,我们通常只发警告。我会没收水果并记录在案。
Thank you for being understanding. I'll remember next time. What else can't I bring in?
谢谢您的理解。下次我会注意。还有什么不能带的?
No fresh fruits, vegetables, meats, or dairy without proper certification. Seeds and soil are also banned. Processed and commercially packaged foods are usually fine. When in doubt, always declare it — there's no penalty for declaring.
新鲜水果、蔬菜、肉类和乳制品没有正规证书都不行。种子和土壤也禁止。加工过的商业包装食品一般没问题。不确定的时候一定要申报——申报不会受罚。
I understand. So declaring is always the safe option?
我明白了。所以申报总是安全的选择?
Exactly. If you declare and the item isn't allowed, we just take it — no fine, no record. But if you don't declare and we find it, there can be consequences. You're all set now — have a good stay.
没错。如果你申报了但东西不让带,我们只是没收——不罚款、不记录。但如果你没申报而我们发现了,就可能有后果。您现在可以了——祝您玩得开心。
Lesson learned. Thank you!
学到了。谢谢!
Key Phrases · 关键短语
food, plant, or animal products
食品、植物或动物产品
ingredients
成分
meat or poultry
肉类或禽类
flavoring powder
调味粉
confiscate
没收
dried meat bits
肉丁
commercially packaged
商业包装的
raw herbs
生草药
prohibited
禁止的
sealed packages
密封包装
cleared
通过了
USDA website
美国农业部网站
Cultural Notes · 文化注释
- •很多中国旅客喜欢带方便面、辣酱等出国。大部分包装好的加工食品可以带,但含肉的要小心。
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