每次从美国来中国,彼得的行李中总会多出几张家人和朋友检查眼睛的结果单。
作为经常来中国旅游的外国游客,帮别人买眼镜已经成了他的固定项目。
2019年,彼得住在上海国际眼镜城附近。
他偶然走进一家眼镜店,认识了外语说得很好的老板易佳伟。
让他惊讶的是,在这里配一副质量很好的眼镜,价格大约只有美国的25%,而且检查眼睛的设备和技术都很先进,最快一小时就能取到眼镜。
从那以后,彼得在这家店买了十几副眼镜。
除了自己配眼镜,他也常常帮美国的家人和朋友购买。
彼得说,他和老板已经不只是买卖关系,每次见面都像老朋友一样聊天。
这样的故事并不少见。
随着中国允许更多国家的旅客短期入境,入境旅游和消费市场快速增长。
来中国配眼镜,正在成为许多外国游客的打卡项目。
易佳伟说,对海外消费者来说,中国的质量、速度和性价比带来了超过预期的体验。
来自巴西的商务旅客阿尔伯特也看到了这里的高效率。
他来中国采购制作营养补充产品的机器。
上午完成工厂考察后,他特意安排时间来到另一家眼镜店。
因为他急需一副开车时用的功能眼镜,店里的服务、价格和质量让他很满意。
他说,这里的眼镜片质量好,交流也顺利,一定会推荐给朋友。
易佳伟表示,自这些入境政策实施以来,店里的外国顾客明显增加,现在大约占20%,其中美国、英国、澳大利亚游客比较多。
另一位眼镜店负责人童书林也有同样感受。
现在周末,外国游客可以占到总顾客的70%到80%。
不少游客还会在店里和远方的亲人视频联系,让家人一起选择眼镜架,再根据当地检查结果配眼镜。
面对停留时间短、要求效率高的外国消费者,眼镜店也做了国际水平的服务升级。
为了实现顺利交流,老板和员工努力练习外语;
在支付渠道方面,很多店配备了可以使用外国银行卡的设备,方便顾客直接支付;
如果顾客来不及现场取眼镜,店里也可以通过国际运输把眼镜快捷地送到海外。
许多海外老顾客直接通过手机软件或邮件发送检查结果,店里配好后寄出去,7到10天就能到达海外目的地,这甚至比他们在当地买眼镜还要快。
速度快、性价比高、质量有保障,是中国眼镜行业吸引外国消费者的核心优势。
在相关入境政策的帮助下,一家家小小的眼镜店,不仅成为带动入境消费的特色窗口,也通过细致服务,把中国服务的好形象和人与人之间的友情传播到世界各地。
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| Chinese | Pinyin | English |
|---|---|---|
| 每 | měi | each / every |
| 次 | cì | classifier for enumerated events: time |
| 从 | cóng | from; through; via / (bound form) retainer; attendant / (bound form) assistant; auxiliary; subordinate / (bound form) related by common paternal grandfather or earlier ancestor |
| 美国 | Měi guó | United States; USA; US |
| 来 | lái | to come |
| 中国 | Zhōng guó | China |
| 彼得 | Bǐ dé | Peter (name) |
| 的 | de | possessive particle (of; 's) / modifying particle (used after an attribute to modify a noun or to form a nominal expression) |
| 行李 | xíng li | luggage |
| 中 | zhōng | within; among; in |
| 总 | zǒng | in every case; always; invariably |
| 会 | huì | to be likely to; to be sure to |
| 多 | duō | too many; in excess |
| 出 | chū | (used after a verb to indicate an outward direction or a positive result) |
| 几 | jǐ | several / a few |
| 张 | zhāng | classifier for flat objects, sheet / classifier for votes |
| 家人 | jiā rén | family member |
| 和 | hé | and; together with |
| 朋友 | péng you | friend |
| 检查 | jiǎn chá | to examine / to inspect |
| 眼睛 | yǎn jing | eye |
| 结果 | jié guǒ | outcome; result; consequence |
| 单 | dān | bill / list / form |
| 作为 | zuò wéi | to act as / to view as / to look upon (sth as) / to take sth to be |
| 经常 | jīng cháng | frequently; constantly; regularly; often |
| 旅游 | lǚ yóu | to travel |
| 外国 | wài guó | foreign country |
| 游客 | yóu kè | traveler; tourist |
| 帮 | bāng | to help / to assist / to support / for sb (i.e. as a help) |
| 别人 | bié rén | other people; others; other person |
| 买 | mǎi | to buy / to purchase |
| 眼镜 | yǎn jìng | spectacles / eyeglasses |
| 已经 | yǐ jīng | already |
| 成 | chéng | to succeed / to finish / to complete / to accomplish / to become / to turn into / to be all right |
| 了 | le | (completed action marker) / (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) |
| 他的 | tā de | his; belonging to him |
| 固定 | gù dìng | fixed / set / regular |
| 项目 | xiàng mù | item; project; (sports) event |
| 年 | nián | year |
| 住 | zhù | to live; to reside; to stay |
| 在 | zài | (of sb or sth) to be (located) at |
| 上海国际眼镜城 | Shàng hǎi Guó jì Yǎn jìng Chéng | Shanghai International Eyewear City; a commercial complex or market for glasses and eyewear in Shanghai |
| 附近 | fù jìn | nearby; neighboring / (in the) vicinity (of); neighborhood |
| 他 | tā | he; him; his |
| 偶然 | ǒu rán | incidentally / occasionally / by chance / randomly |
| 走 | zǒu | to walk / to go / to run / to move (of vehicle) / to visit / to leave / to go away / to die (euph.) / to change (shape, form, meaning) |
| 进 | jìn | to go in / to enter / to put in / to submit / to take in / to admit |
| 一 | yī | one / single / a (article) |
| 家 | jiā | classifier for families or businesses |
| 店 | diàn | (bound form) shop; store |
| 认识 | rèn shi | to know / to recognize / to be familiar with / to get acquainted with sb |
| 外语 | wài yǔ | foreign language |
| 说 | shuō | to speak; to talk; to say |
| 得 | de | structural particle: used after a verb (or adjective as main verb), linking it to following phrase indicating effect, degree, possibility etc |
| 很 | hěn | very; quite |
| 好 | hǎo | good / appropriate; proper |
| 老板 | lǎo bǎn | boss / business proprietor |
| 易佳伟 | Yì Jiā Wěi | a Chinese personal name, Yi Jiawei |
| 让 | ràng | to permit / to let sb do sth / to have sb do sth / to make sb (feel sad etc) |
| 惊讶 | jīng yà | amazed / astonished |
| 是 | shì | to be (followed by substantives only) |
| 这里 | zhè lǐ | here |
| 配 | pèi | to join / to fit / to mate / to mix / to match / to deserve / to make up (a prescription) / to allocate |
| 副 | fù | classifier for pairs, sets of things & facial expressions |
| 质量 | zhì liàng | quality / quality and quantity |
| 价格 | jià gé | price |
| 大约 | dà yuē | approximately |
| 只有 | zhǐ yǒu | only have ...; there is only ... |
| 而且 | ér qiě | (not only ...) but also / moreover / in addition / furthermore |
| 设备 | shè bèi | equipment; facilities; installations |
| 技术 | jì shù | technology; technique; skill |
| 都 | dōu | all; both; entirely |
| 先进 | xiān jìn | sophisticated; advanced (technology etc) / meritorious; exemplary (deeds etc) |
| 最 | zuì | (before an adjective or verb) to the highest degree; (the) most ...; -est |
| 快 | kuài | rapid / quick |
| 小时 | xiǎo shí | hour |
| 就 | jiù | as soon as; immediately after |
| 能 | néng | can / to be able to / might possibly |
| 取 | qǔ | to take / to get / to fetch |
| 到 | dào | to reach; to arrive / to (a place); until (a time); up to (a point) / (verb complement indicating arriving at a place or reaching a point) |
| 那 | nà | then (in that case) |
| 以后 | yǐ hòu | after / later / afterwards / following / later on / in the future |
| 这 | zhè | this; these |
| 十几 | shí jǐ | more than ten; a dozen or more |
| 除了 | chú le | apart from; besides; in addition to |
| 自己 | zì jǐ | oneself; (attributive) one's own |
| 也 | yě | also; too; as well; (not ...) either |
| 常常 | cháng cháng | frequently; often |
| 购买 | gòu mǎi | to purchase; to buy |
| 不 | bù | no; not so |
| 只 | zhǐ | only; merely; just |
| 买卖 | mǎi mai | purchase and sale; transaction / shop; store |
| 关系 | guān xì | relation / relationship / guanxi |
| 见面 | jiàn miàn | to meet; to see each other |
| 像 | xiàng | to resemble / to be like / to look as if |
| 老 | lǎo | old (of people) / venerable (person) / experienced / of long standing / of the past / outdated |
| 一样 | yī yàng | just like |
| 聊天 | liáo tiān | to chat; to gossip |
| 这样 | zhè yàng | (before a noun) this kind of; such |
| 故事 | gù shi | narrative; story; tale |
| 并 | bìng | (not) at all |
| 少 | shǎo | seldom |
| 见 | jiàn | to see / to meet / to appear (to be sth) / to interview |
| 随着 | suí zhe | along with / in the wake of / following |
| 允许 | yǔn xǔ | to permit / to allow |
| 更 | gèng | more / even more / further / still / still more |
| 国家 | guó jiā | country; nation; state |
| 旅客 | lǚ kè | traveler; tourist |
| 短期 | duǎn qī | short-term |
| 入境 | rù jìng | to enter a country |
| 消费 | xiāo fèi | to consume (goods and services, resources etc) |
| 市场 | shì chǎng | (economics) market |
| 速 | sù | fast / rapid / quick |
| 增长 | zēng zhǎng | to grow; to increase |
| 正在 | zhèng zài | to be in the process of (doing sth); to be currently ...-ing |
| 成为 | chéng wéi | to become; to turn into |
| 许多 | xǔ duō | many / a lot of / much |
| 打卡 | dǎ kǎ | (of an employee) to clock on (or off); to punch in (or out) / (on social media) to check in to a location |
| 对 | duì | towards; at; for / concerning; regarding |
| 海外 | hǎi wài | overseas; abroad |
| 消费者 | xiāo fèi zhě | consumer |
| 来说 | lái shuō | for; from the point of view of; in the case of |
| 速度 | sù dù | speed; rate; velocity; (music) tempo |
| 性价比 | xìng jià bǐ | cost-performance ratio |
| 带 | dài | to wear / to carry / to take along / to bear / to bring |
| 超过 | chāo guò | to surpass / to exceed / to outstrip |
| 预期 | yù qī | to expect / to anticipate |
| 体验 | tǐ yàn | to experience for oneself |
| 来自 | lái zì | to come from (a place) |
| 巴西 | Bā xī | Brazil |
| 商务 | shāng wù | commercial |
| 阿尔伯特 | Ā ěr bó tè | Albert (name) |
| 看 | kàn | to see; to look at / to read / to watch / to visit; to call on / to consider; to regard as / to look after / to treat (a patient or illness) / to depend on / to feel (that) / (after a verb) to give it a try / to watch out for |
| 高 | gāo | high / tall / above average / loud |
| 效率 | xiào lǜ | efficiency |
| 采购 | cǎi gòu | to procure / to purchase |
| 制作 | zhì zuò | to make; to manufacture |
| 营养 | yíng yǎng | nutrition / nourishment |
| 补充 | bǔ chōng | to replenish / to supplement / to complement |
| 产品 | chǎn pǐn | goods / merchandise / product |
| 机器 | jī qì | machine |
| 上午 | shàng wǔ | morning |
| 完成 | wán chéng | to complete; to accomplish |
| 工厂 | gōng chǎng | factory |
| 考察 | kǎo chá | on-the-spot investigation |
| 后 | hòu | afterwards / after |
| 特意 | tè yì | specially / intentionally |
| 安排 | ān pái | to arrange / to plan / to set up |
| 时间 | shí jiān | time |
| 另 | lìng | other / another / separate |
| 因为 | yīn wèi | because; owing to; on account of |
| 急 | jí | urgent / pressing / rapid / hurried / worried |
| 需 | xū | to require / to need / to want |
| 开车 | kāi chē | to drive a car (or train etc) / (slang) to post sexual content online; to make a sexual joke |
| 时 | shí | when |
| 用 | yòng | to use; to make use of; to employ / (coverb) with; using |
| 功能 | gōng néng | function; capability |
| 里 | lǐ | lining / interior / inside |
| 服务 | fú wù | service |
| 满意 | mǎn yì | satisfied / pleased / to one's satisfaction |
| 片 | piān | disk / sheet |
| 交流 | jiāo liú | communication / interaction / to have social contact (with sb) |
| 顺利 | shùn lì | smoothly; without a hitch |
| 一定 | yī dìng | surely; certainly; definitely |
| 推荐 | tuī jiàn | to recommend |
| 给 | gěi | to / for / for the benefit of / to do sth (for sb) |
| 表示 | biǎo shì | (of sb) to express; to state; to show / (of sth) to indicate; to signify; to show |
| 自 | zì | from; since / naturally; as a matter of course |
| 这些 | zhè xiē | these |
| 政策 | zhèng cè | policy |
| 实施 | shí shī | to implement / to carry out |
| 以来 | yǐ lái | since (used after a specified time or event) |
| 顾客 | gù kè | customer; client |
| 明显 | míng xiǎn | clear / distinct / obvious |
| 增加 | zēng jiā | to raise; to increase |
| 现在 | xiàn zài | now; at present; currently |
| 占 | zhàn | to take possession of / to occupy / to take up |
| 其中 | qí zhōng | among / in / included among these |
| 英国 | Yīng guó | United Kingdom (UK); Britain |
| 澳大利亚 | Ào dà lì yà | Australia |
| 比较 | bǐ jiào | comparatively / relatively / quite |
| 位 | wèi | classifier for people (honorific) |
| 负责人 | fù zé rén | person in charge |
| 童书林 | tóng shū lín | a personal name; Tong Shulin |
| 有 | yǒu | to have; there is |
| 同样 | tóng yàng | same; equal; similar |
| 感受 | gǎn shòu | perception / a feeling / an impression / an experience |
| 周末 | zhōu mò | weekend |
| 可以 | kě yǐ | can / may / possible / able to |
| 还 | hái | still, still in progress, yet |
| 远方 | yuǎn fāng | far away / a distant location |
| 亲人 | qīn rén | one's close relatives |
| 视频 | shì pín | video |
| 联系 | lián xì | to get in touch with / to integrate / to link / to touch |
| 一起 | yī qǐ | together; in company (with) |
| 选择 | xuǎn zé | to select; to pick |
| 架 | jià | frame / rack / framework |
| 再 | zài | then (after sth, and not until then) |
| 根据 | gēn jù | according to / based on |
| 当地 | dāng dì | local |
| 面对 | miàn duì | to face; to confront |
| 停留 | tíng liú | to stay somewhere temporarily / to stop over |
| 短 | duǎn | short / brief |
| 要求 | yāo qiú | to request / to require / to stake a claim / to ask / to demand |
| 做 | zuò | to do; to engage in; to hold (a party etc) |
| 国际 | guó jì | international |
| 水平 | shuǐ píng | a standard; a level (of ability, development etc) |
| 升级 | shēng jí | to go up by one grade; to be promoted / to escalate (in intensity) / (computing) to upgrade |
| 为了 | wèi le | for; for the purpose of; in order to |
| 实现 | shí xiàn | to achieve; to implement; to realize; to bring about |
| 员工 | yuán gōng | staff; personnel; employee |
| 努力 | nǔ lì | to make an effort; to try hard; to strive |
| 练习 | liàn xí | to practice |
| 支付 | zhī fù | to pay (money) |
| 渠道 | qú dào | irrigation ditch / (fig.) channel; avenue |
| 方面 | fāng miàn | respect / aspect / field / side |
| 配备 | pèi bèi | to allocate / to provide / to outfit with |
| 使用 | shǐ yòng | to use / to employ / to apply / to make use of |
| 银行卡 | yín háng kǎ | bank card |
| 方便 | fāng biàn | to facilitate; to make things easy |
| 直接 | zhí jiē | direct / immediate / straightforward |
| 如果 | rú guǒ | if; in case; in the event that |
| 来不及 | lái bu jí | there's not enough time (to do sth); it's too late |
| 现场 | xiàn chǎng | (on) the spot / (at) the site |
| 通过 | tōng guò | by means of; through; via |
| 运输 | yùn shū | transportation |
| 把 | bǎ | (used to put the object before the verb: 把[ba3] + {noun} + {verb}) |
| 快捷 | kuài jié | quick / fast / nimble / agile |
| 地 | de | -ly / structural particle: used before a verb or adjective, linking it to preceding modifying adverbial adjunct |
| 送 | sòng | to send; to deliver; to transmit |
| 手机 | shǒu jī | cell phone; mobile phone |
| 软件 | ruǎn jiàn | (computer) software |
| 或 | huò | or |
| 邮件 | yóu jiàn | mail / post / email |
| 发送 | fā sòng | to transmit / to dispatch / to issue (an official document or credential) |
| 寄 | jì | to entrust; to place in sb's care / (bound form) to depend on; to attach oneself to; to reside temporarily / to send by post; to mail |
| 去 | qù | (after a verb of motion) movement away from the speaker; (after certain verbs) detachment or separation |
| 天 | tiān | day |
| 到达 | dào dá | to reach; to arrive |
| 目的地 | mù dì dì | destination (location) |
| 甚至 | shèn zhì | even; so much so that |
| 比 | bǐ | (followed by a noun and adjective) more {adj.} than {noun} / (in some compounds derived from Classical Chinese) |
| 他们 | tā men | they; them |
| 要 | yào | will; shall; about to / need to; should / if |
| 保障 | bǎo zhàng | to ensure / to guarantee / to safeguard |
| 行业 | háng yè | trade; profession; industry; business |
| 吸引 | xī yǐn | to attract; to appeal to; to fascinate |
| 核心 | hé xīn | core; nucleus |
| 优势 | yōu shì | superiority / dominance / advantage |
| 相关 | xiāng guān | related / relevant / pertinent |
| 帮助 | bāng zhù | assistance; aid |
| 下 | xià | down / downwards / below |
| 小 | xiǎo | small / tiny / few |
| 不仅 | bù jǐn | not just; not limited to / (as a correlative conjunction) not only (..., but also ...) |
| 带动 | dài dòng | to spur; to provide impetus; to drive |
| 特色 | tè sè | a characteristic; a distinctive feature or quality |
| 窗口 | chuāng kǒu | window / opening providing restricted access / computer operating system window / fig. medium / intermediary / showpiece / testing ground |
| 细致 | xì zhì | delicate / fine / careful / meticulous / painstaking |
| 形象 | xíng xiàng | image / form / figure / visualization |
| 人 | rén | person; people |
| 与 | yǔ | (formal) and; together with (linking parallel nouns, verbs, or phrases) |
| 之间 | zhī jiān | (after a noun) between; among; amid |
| 友情 | yǒu qíng | friendly feelings |
| 传播 | chuán bō | to disseminate; to propagate; to spread |
| 世界 | shì jiè | world |
| 各地 | gè dì | in all parts of (a country) / various regions |