新概念英语3--（一天学一篇）---课11

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课文11  无罪
* t$ H& s, S$ `" n7 ?- h$ U) Q167. Customs Officers are quite tolerant these days,
        现在的海关官员往往相当宽容。
0 D# ~) r% X% O3 v) _8 Y! z/ G. ]168. but they can still stop you when you are going through the Green Channel and have nothing to declare.
/ k0 I* ^! K% H/ Q! {  G. o        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。
6 w( O: U8 F' b3 |169. Even really honest people are often made to feel guilty.
        甚至是最诚实的人也常弄得觉得有罪似的，
( H* u& b$ C/ l8 l. ^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。
' i8 l7 a* c1 V7 x. v3 X3 Q+ `# 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。
( I9 z& p7 b, V172. 'Have you anything to declare?' he asked, looking me in the eye.
. |+ W0 o4 n8 G+ f5 V7 ^9 ?2 k        “您有什么需要申报的吗?”他直盯着我的眼睛问。
3 E# k5 Q! f! M, A- n! x; f" l173. 'No', I answered confidently.
        “没有。”我自信地回答说。
174. Would you mind unlocking this suitcase please?
9 g# Q% C( `  D4 z4 V3 H6 i9 t        “请打开这只手提箱好吗?”
175. 'Not at all,' I answered.
        “好的。”我回答说。
176. The Officer went through the case with great care.
        那位官员十分仔细地把箱子检查了一遍。
: P3 L4 e7 F* u9 C2 e/ p5 C( Z177. All the things I had packed so carefully were soon in a dreadful mess.
1 D$ ]- Y5 j8 x" I        所有细心包装好的东西一会儿工夫就乱成一团。
# T( r' \- \* r( E6 b178. I felt sure I would never be able to close the case again.
( [% D  v  V$ M" G' H4 l* e8 p        我相信那箱子再也关不上了。
179. Suddenly, I saw the Officer's face light up.
* U; f( I* i% u- I- L' J# z        突然，我看到官员脸上露出了得意的神色。
6 V# q9 a6 S) m; U5 m/ r180. He had spotted a tiny bottle at the bottom of my case and he pounced on it with delight.
1 s3 y) n# W7 l/ ^        他在我的箱底发现了一只小瓶，高兴地一把抓了起来。
  E% A& q$ R' j: r1 f# \181. 'Perfume, eh?' he asked sarcastically.
+ a- V: L0 C; m4 ^3 u        “香水，嗯?”他讥讽地说道，
# o5 s; W6 c! T4 B+ }) n182. You should have declared that. Perfume is not exempt from import duty.
8 x7 s$ `2 b5 [+ X2 U  R        “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，
184. 'It's hair gel.' Then I added with a smile,
0 l* h) B1 N% b5 c2 D3 d- U+ `        “是发胶。”接着我脸带微笑补充说：
185. 'It's a strange mixture I make myself.'
) ?4 i- x/ N3 |& O5 |! |        “这是一种我自己配制的奇特的混合物。”
" b$ _8 L4 N1 m( s  J: J& T8 K186. As I expected, he did not believe me.
8 J- Q8 m# o3 B' O) G& B        他不相信我
187. 'Try it!' I said encouragingly.
        “你就闻一闻吧！”我催促说。
) B' n6 j  q) b# c# C188. The officer unscrewed the cap and put the bottle to his nostrils.
        海关官员拧开瓶盖，把瓶子放到鼻子底下。
189. He was greeted by an unpleasant smell which convinced him that I was telling the truth.
/ Q3 M+ W3 O% k0 `0 e; [, }        一股怪味袭来，使他相信了我说的真话。
" X# L* |- N3 B8 ?/ u190. A few minutes later, I was able to hurry away with precious chalk marks on my baggage.
& X( X  f4 N# M! x# l1 K1 i        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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