how are you? i am an immigration officer in beijing capital international airport.
你好,我是北京首都机场的边防警察。
i linger in front of an immigration officer with a sycophantic look on my face.
我带着谄媚的表情在一间入境办公室门前徘徊着。
the immigration officer still has to open the e-passport, read its contents and then swipe its bar-code through an optical reader to get the bearer’s file up on a screen ready to ask a few questions.