新概念英语3--（一天学一篇）---课11

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课文11  无罪
# O7 Y' _, m- w* Y7 q167. Customs Officers are quite tolerant these days,
        现在的海关官员往往相当宽容。
168. but they can still stop you when you are going through the Green Channel and have nothing to declare.
        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。
( H1 ~' J* j( e1 `169. Even really honest people are often made to feel guilty.
  A# m% b5 m$ r# u; x6 M/ W  [        甚至是最诚实的人也常弄得觉得有罪似的，
170. 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.
        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。
& K6 N5 h% S! `' U5 W171. When I returned from abroad recently, a particularly officious young Customs Officer clearly regarded me as a smuggler.
9 M5 }5 a) `. X        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.
) k/ @$ p' {9 z# V' m. Q        “您有什么需要申报的吗?”他直盯着我的眼睛问。
173. 'No', I answered confidently.
, h  J) u8 b' e5 y& ?# c        “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?”
% `! K! w4 Z6 a& P! T* T' G- a$ N+ k: C175. 'Not at all,' I answered.
$ d, b6 w+ f0 {! N+ T        “好的。”我回答说。
176. The Officer went through the case with great care.
! `9 p. j- }! X: L: _( ^& F        那位官员十分仔细地把箱子检查了一遍。
4 Y# q2 L4 z6 x8 c5 P# A3 F! Q  [177. All the things I had packed so carefully were soon in a dreadful mess.
* P4 u4 n+ }( Q1 z) R/ f  s        所有细心包装好的东西一会儿工夫就乱成一团。
178. I felt sure I would never be able to close the case again.
. u4 f& a6 G5 g9 n2 B3 i0 I( U0 |6 z        我相信那箱子再也关不上了。
179. Suddenly, I saw the Officer's face light up.
% X3 h- I+ x9 p/ q/ M$ T        突然，我看到官员脸上露出了得意的神色。
180. He had spotted a tiny bottle at the bottom of my case and he pounced on it with delight.
! |8 h' Q' ?2 k! s! `0 M        他在我的箱底发现了一只小瓶，高兴地一把抓了起来。
181. 'Perfume, eh?' he asked sarcastically.
        “香水，嗯?”他讥讽地说道，
182. You should have declared that. Perfume is not exempt from import duty.
% u( o7 R" W" Z: X+ A        “你刚才应该申报，香水要上进口税的。”
) w1 p8 _, C; e183. 'But it isn't perfume,' I said.
3 Z6 A  `5 \1 A" L* A8 l6 l1 M1 ^        “不，这不是香水，”我说，
$ H+ t2 n' s' B* [( \6 j184. 'It's hair gel.' Then I added with a smile,
        “是发胶。”接着我脸带微笑补充说：
* e7 t7 s, ?! }: w* `% w185. 'It's a strange mixture I make myself.'
        “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.
        “你就闻一闻吧！”我催促说。
0 `7 C' c' X) G+ V* @' V4 V- T188. The officer unscrewed the cap and put the bottle to his nostrils.
$ ]! O$ y' s) `: r- q        海关官员拧开瓶盖，把瓶子放到鼻子底下。
) n, W) s& I7 E9 h189. 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。
5 y9 g( u) g( B3 @0 }2 F8 S190. 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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