day 23crossing borders

crossing borders

Get through the airport and the border, and talk about ports and ships. Review 除非……才……, 大都 and 一同.

today’s words

• 出境 chūjìng · to leave the country
• 入境 rùjìng · to enter a country
• 出示 chūshì · to show, present (a document)
• 免税 miǎnshuì · tax-free, duty-free
• 退税 tuìshuì · tax refund
• 托运 tuōyùn · to check in (luggage); to ship
• 港口 gǎngkǒu · port, harbour
• 码头 mǎtóu · dock, pier
• 船只 chuánzhī · ships, vessels
• 轮船 lúnchuán · steamship, ship
• 艘 sōu · (measure) for ships
• 渡 dù · to cross (water)
• 运送 yùnsòng · to transport, ship
• 跟随 gēnsuí · to follow
• 跟前 gēnqián · in front of, close by
• 相连 xiānglián · to be linked, connected
• 延伸 yánshēn · to extend, stretch
• 截至 jiézhì · up to (a date), as of
• 间隔 jiàngé · interval, gap
• 往年 wǎngnián · previous years
• 历年 lìnián · over the years
• 常年 chángnián · all year round
• 一律 yīlǜ · all, without exception
• 近来 jìnlái · recently, lately

sentences

• 出境和入境的时候，都要出示护照。 · You have to show your passport when you leave and when you enter.
• 这些货物要用船运送到国外。 · These goods are going abroad by sea.
• 免税店里净是外国游客，都在买香水和化妆品。 · The duty-free shop is full of foreign visitors, all buying perfume and make-up.
• 港口里停着好几艘大轮船。 · There are several big ships in the harbour.
• 近来出国旅游的人比往年多了很多。 · Lately many more people are travelling abroad than in previous years.