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ID: 2770 Intermediate
When you go on a trip you'll have to go through immigration and invariably wait in a long long line. You Will Learn: useful airport and immigration phrases How to discuss jumping a queue Video lesson about ways to say otherwise: http://bit.ly/1PnaBwY
Tue Sep 22 2015 | Gwilym, Fiona Tian
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海关 hǎiguān customs
检查 jiǎnchá to inspect
排队 páiduì to line up
落地 luòdì to land
每次海关检查都这么多人排队，看着就累了。
měicì hǎiguān jiǎnchá dōu zhème duō rén páiduì ，kàn zhe jiù lèi le 。
Every time we go through customs inspection there's always so many people queuing, just looking at it makes you tired.
是啊，从飞机落地到走出机场，差不多得花一个小时。
shì a ，cóng fēijī luòdì dào zǒuchū jīchǎng ，chàbuduō děi huā yī gè xiǎoshí 。
Yes, from the plane landing to walking out of the airport, it takes around an hour.
排队入关，然后还要去取行李，那也得等很久。
páiduì rùguān ，ránhòu hái yào qù qǔ xíngli ，nà yě děi děng hěnjiǔ 。
You have to line up for immigration, then you also have to go and get your luggage too, where you also have to wait ages as well.
看起来，你那一排好像比较快。
kàn qǐlái ，nǐ nà yī pái hǎoxiàng bǐjiào kuài 。
It looks like your line is going quicker.
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