问问题 的英语
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今天在咖啡厅角落，我听到两位外国朋友在讨论他们的旅行计划。
"Hey, what's the deal with all these questions they ask at the immigration?" said one.
"Ugh, they're just trying to make sure we're not a threat, I guess," replied the other, frowning.
"Questions like, 'What's the purpose of your visit?' or 'How long will you stay?'" the first friend continued, ticking them off on his fingers.
等等，还有个事，我突然想到。记得我第一次出国旅行，在机场被问得哑口无言，那时候我竟然不知道“purposes of visit”要怎么用英语表达。时间回到2010年，那是一个夏天的下午，我在机场的书店里，翻看着一本关于旅行英语的小册子。
"Excuse me, how do you say 'for tourism' in English?" I asked the bookstore owner, a kind-looking man in his 50s.
He smiled and wrote it down for me. "It's 'for tourism,' or you can say 'tourist activities.'"
地点是成都的一个小型书店，具体数字是那本小册子的页码，我至今还保留着它。
So, how do you answer when someone asks you, "What's the purpose of your visit?" in English?
"Hey, what's the deal with all these questions they ask at the immigration?" said one.
"Ugh, they're just trying to make sure we're not a threat, I guess," replied the other, frowning.
"Questions like, 'What's the purpose of your visit?' or 'How long will you stay?'" the first friend continued, ticking them off on his fingers.
等等，还有个事，我突然想到。记得我第一次出国旅行，在机场被问得哑口无言，那时候我竟然不知道“purposes of visit”要怎么用英语表达。时间回到2010年，那是一个夏天的下午，我在机场的书店里，翻看着一本关于旅行英语的小册子。
"Excuse me, how do you say 'for tourism' in English?" I asked the bookstore owner, a kind-looking man in his 50s.
He smiled and wrote it down for me. "It's 'for tourism,' or you can say 'tourist activities.'"
地点是成都的一个小型书店，具体数字是那本小册子的页码，我至今还保留着它。
So, how do you answer when someone asks you, "What's the purpose of your visit?" in English?