学会用英文办退税 在血拼时也能顾及钱包安全

出国旅游大买特买是许多人的充电方式

但在血拚的同时也别忘了可以退税

救救自己消瘦干瘪的钱包

让我们看看退税要注意什么！

Clerk: May I help you?行员：有什么可以为您效劳吗？Rachel: Yes, I bought some clothes and cosmetics at York Designer Outlet, and I’d like to claim my tax refund for these items.Rachel：是的，麻烦你了，我在 York Designer 购物中心买了衣服和化妆品，想要退税。Clerk: Certainly! When did you purchase the items and when will you leave the UK?行员：没问题。请问您是在什么时候购买商品？什么时候要离开英国？Rachel: I bought them this week, and I’m about to leave this evening.Rachel：这些都是这礼拜买的，我今晚就要离开英国。Clerk: Okay, please give me your passport. The items you purchased, receipts, and VAT refund forms.行员：好的，那请给我您的护照、购买商品、收据和增值税退税单。Rachel: Here you go.Rachel：在这里。(The clerk checks the forms and adds up the total cost.)(行员检查退税单并加总消费金额。)Clerk: The total tax refund is $120 pounds. Would you like your refund in cash or on your credit card?行员：退税金额一共是 120 英镑，请问您要退现金还是退到您的信用卡？Rachel: Please send it to my credit card. Thank you.Rachel：请退到我的信用卡，谢谢。

cosmetics (n.) 化妆品

cosmetics 的意思是「化妆品」。意思相近的字为 makeup。

The pharmacy also sells a variety of cosmetics.这间药店也有卖各种化妆品。

claim a tax refund 申请退税

claim 在对话中的意思是「要求 (拥有)；索取」之意，refund 则是「退费」之意，因此 claim a tax refund 就是要索取购买商品时所付的税，也就是「申请退税」。

If you want to claim a tax refund, the products you purchased must be unopened until you leave the country.如果想要要求退税，在出境前，你所购买的商品都不能拆封。此外，claim 也有「主张；声称」的意思，通常所主张之事无法证明，也较不具公信力。The government claimed that the presidential election wasn’t subject to foreign interference.政府主张总统大选并无受到外国力量干预。

purchase (v.) 购买

purchase 跟 buy 一样，都是「购买；买」的意思，差别在于 buy 用于较日常的情境，purchase 则用在较正式的场合。

The high-tech facilities were purchased last year.这些高科技的设备是去年采购的。

form (n.) 表格

form 当名词时有「表格：窗体」之意，常搭配动词词组 fill in/out，fill in 是指填写「格子」或「窗体上的某一部分」，例如： fill in the blanks in the form (填写表格)；fill out 则强调填写完整份窗体，例如：fill out the form (填写表格)。

You have to fill out the form if you want to return the item.如果你想要退货，你必须先填写表格。

Sales assistant: Your total comes to $27.4 pounds.店员：您的消费一共是 27.4 英镑。Rachel: Excuse me. I’m a tourist, so I’d like to get a tax refund.Rachel：不好意思，因为我是旅客，所以我想要退税。Sales assistant: Sorry, but the minimum charge to get a tax refund is $30 pounds.店员：抱歉，但要退税的最低消费金额是 30 英镑。Rachel: Oh! Sorry, I didn’t know that. Then I will buy one more facial mask.Rachel：噢，抱歉，我不知道有这个规定。那我再多买一片面膜。Sales assistant: Okay, that would be $32.69 pounds. Please show me your passport and fill out the form.店员：好，这样一共是 32.69 英镑，请让我看看您的护照，并填写这份表格。Sales assistant: Here is your tax refund. Please keep the items unopened until you leave the UK.店员：这边是您的退税金额。在离开英国前，请不要拆封购买的物品。Rachel: Alright. Do I need to do anything else?Rachel：好的，那我还要做什么吗？Sales assistant: Before you check in, you have to take the form, the receipts, and the items you purchased to the VAT Refund counter. Customs will examine them again.店员：在办理登机手续前，你必须带着退税单、收据、和购买的产品到 VAT Refund 的退税柜台，海关会再检查一次。Rachel: Got it! Many thanks!Rachel：了解！非常感谢您！

minimum (adj.) 最少的；最低限度的

minimum 的意思是「最少的；最低限度的」，我们常说的「最低薪资」就是 minimum wage，minimum 反义字为 maximum (最多的；最大限度的)。

Since this month, the minimum monthly wage has been increased by 3%.从这个月开始，最低薪资调涨 3%。

check in (phr.) (在机场) 办理登机手续

check in 在对话中的意思是「(在机场) 办理登机手续」，加上连字符变成名词 check-in，则是指机场的「报到柜台」。此外 check in 也可指「(在饭店) 办理入住手续」。

When I was about to check in, I found out that my passport and wallet were gone.在我要办登机手续时，才发现我的护照和钱包都不见了。

customs (n.) 海关

「海关」这个字一定要用复数形 customs，「过海关」搭配的动词为 clear 或 go through，例如：clear customs、go through customs。若用单数 custom，则有「风俗；习俗：惯例」之意。

Customs officers will check your carry-on baggage when you go through customs.过海关时，海关人员会检查你的随身行李。

每个国家的退税金额和最低消费都略有不同，规划下一趟旅行前可别忘了确认，出境前也别忘了退税，帮自己的钱包补补血哦！