新概念英语3--（一天学一篇）---课11

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课文11  无罪
6 ?$ p! ^+ M2 v2 z* S) X167. Customs Officers are quite tolerant these days,
        现在的海关官员往往相当宽容。
. x$ `% S  S* L( k168. but they can still stop you when you are going through the Green Channel and have nothing to declare.
: G7 V, _! ^) n# J        但是，当你通过绿色通道，没有任何东西需要申报时，他们仍可以拦住你。
169. Even really honest people are often made to feel guilty.
+ }  \! Z. d& V5 y% ]# [        甚至是最诚实的人也常弄得觉得有罪似的，
" u; m1 h1 ~0 I2 S% `, R170. The hardened professional smuggler, on the other hand, is never troubled by such feelings, even if he has five hundred gold watches hidden in his suitcase.
" }, s1 }5 L" ]) L# y( \) ?- e        而老练的职业走私犯却使手提箱里藏着500只金表，却也处之泰然。
: k. v8 u! q5 ]" x+ \5 |% C171. When I returned from abroad recently, a particularly officious young Customs Officer clearly regarded me as a smuggler.
        最近一次，我也出国归来，碰上一位特别好管闲事的年轻海关官员，他显然把我当成走私犯。
172. 'Have you anything to declare?' he asked, looking me in the eye.
! {2 H$ ~9 ]8 {        “您有什么需要申报的吗?”他直盯着我的眼睛问。
173. 'No', I answered confidently.
8 x* K+ @/ e2 m2 l        “没有。”我自信地回答说。
174. Would you mind unlocking this suitcase please?
        “请打开这只手提箱好吗?”
) X% A0 d9 V4 d: Y175. 'Not at all,' I answered.
' Z$ ^% i' ?1 P! J( m) l9 B        “好的。”我回答说。
# t, m* b4 z5 N& D2 a7 O2 t0 U176. The Officer went through the case with great care.
+ c7 Y2 i) |4 B& ~- j& G% P. U' j        那位官员十分仔细地把箱子检查了一遍。
4 i: i  R$ I" y' f( x3 e5 i0 D177. All the things I had packed so carefully were soon in a dreadful mess.
        所有细心包装好的东西一会儿工夫就乱成一团。
2 H% u+ p7 p" o! j+ m178. I felt sure I would never be able to close the case again.
. O7 \( V" l/ @        我相信那箱子再也关不上了。
& X& Y4 V4 G  H1 _3 E179. Suddenly, I saw the Officer's face light up.
8 v4 [: `$ c% a6 k$ k  J( e        突然，我看到官员脸上露出了得意的神色。
, ]% D+ f2 y- z180. He had spotted a tiny bottle at the bottom of my case and he pounced on it with delight.
/ G( E: ?! S5 ~: {9 m  [4 a        他在我的箱底发现了一只小瓶，高兴地一把抓了起来。
* Q3 W% l% Z6 V( L1 W4 k181. 'Perfume, eh?' he asked sarcastically.
) b) S6 T$ ^8 U2 ?1 @* m        “香水，嗯?”他讥讽地说道，
182. You should have declared that. Perfume is not exempt from import duty.
1 {2 M$ F+ D4 p9 X3 x8 ^        “你刚才应该申报，香水要上进口税的。”
183. 'But it isn't perfume,' I said.
        “不，这不是香水，”我说，
9 {' o- G4 b. ?) @184. 'It's hair gel.' Then I added with a smile,
* v* |: N# p8 T. Y" g% d        “是发胶。”接着我脸带微笑补充说：
/ e" G1 W  @/ _/ H: M3 y185. 'It's a strange mixture I make myself.'
: S. W+ k2 I: i, G  z        “这是一种我自己配制的奇特的混合物。”
186. As I expected, he did not believe me.
        他不相信我
187. 'Try it!' I said encouragingly.
+ V/ A- L7 X+ c* q& _        “你就闻一闻吧！”我催促说。
% x1 m7 S* e; _- C188. The officer unscrewed the cap and put the bottle to his nostrils.
1 c9 l* o0 u) _* G        海关官员拧开瓶盖，把瓶子放到鼻子底下。
9 d$ ?) h, `4 ^( [4 r. f1 Y! X189. He was greeted by an unpleasant smell which convinced him that I was telling the truth.
        一股怪味袭来，使他相信了我说的真话。
190. A few minutes later, I was able to hurry away with precious chalk marks on my baggage.
        几分钟后，我终于被放行，手提划着宝贵的粉笔记号的行李，匆匆离去。

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