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A Detained Package

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ID: 2012 Intermediate
Sometimes getting a package in China isn't quite as simple as having it shipped to your home address. Packages can get detained by customs, in which case you should receive a written notice. In this dialogue, a girl gets just such an unpleasant surprise...
Jenny,John
A Detained Package
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SIMPLIFIED PINYIN ENGLISH  
收到 shōudào to receive
通知单 tōngzhīdān notice
寄 jì to mail
包裹 bāoguǒ package
我今天收到一个通知单
wǒ 我jīntiān 今天shōudào 收到yī 一ge 个tōngzhīdān 通知单
I got a notice today.
我看看你有美国寄来的包裹被海关扣了
wǒ 我kàn kan 看看nǐ 你yǒu 有Měiguó 美国jì 寄lái 来de 的bāoguǒ 包裹bèi 被hǎiguān 海关kòu 扣le 了
Let me take a look. You got a package from the US that was detained by customs.
哦我妈妈给我寄了东西那怎么办
ò 哦wǒ 我māma 妈妈gěi 给wǒ 我jì 寄le 了dōngxi 东西nà 那zěnme bàn 怎么办
Oh, my mom sent me some stuff. What should I do?
要去海关申报可能要交一些关税
yào 要qù 去hǎiguān 海关shēnbào 申报kěnéng 可能yào 要jiāo 交yīxiē 一些guānshuì 关税
You need to go claim it. You might have to pay some duties.
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