新概念英语3--（一天学一篇）---课11

ltlong52010

课文11  无罪
167. Customs Officers are quite tolerant these days,
) b  z# l. {, z8 q1 b2 C        现在的海关官员往往相当宽容。
3 l) t: O6 r& S' v; i168. but they can still stop you when you are going through the Green Channel and have nothing to declare.
. {) M' f* O7 h        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。
) v  v6 Y- @4 x4 t8 V169. Even really honest people are often made to feel guilty.
" V* r& J) q+ J1 O- G1 K        甚至是最诚实的人也常弄得觉得有罪似的，
: R+ j) i3 D0 t3 V8 s170. 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。
* n  Z  w5 O- B+ O% o171. 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.
        “您有什么需要申报的吗?”他直盯着我的眼睛问。
: H, f, D8 @) S173. 'No', I answered confidently.
; `, h% c5 Y4 Z! W) Y% w# v. [        “没有。”我自信地回答说。
+ R% `( M0 ?$ I4 x7 t0 O$ R" v174. Would you mind unlocking this suitcase please?
" Z# Z% a8 K1 @, a. o  |        “请打开这只手提箱好吗?”
. m* s. A8 Z$ j1 ]175. 'Not at all,' I answered.
7 m: z& N* h  B( ^: v# \        “好的。”我回答说。
7 E7 p  S* A' r( Y% f- r6 ?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。
: D1 z. x1 |8 b! `177. 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。
* r: e  `3 F5 h1 Q5 g# m# Q178. I felt sure I would never be able to close the case again.
        我相信那箱子再也关不上了。
179. Suddenly, I saw the Officer's face light up.
8 W( |! ?1 I1 m  z5 P6 P! q" ~5 f: i        突然，我看到官员脸上露出了得意的神色。
+ {) c. M4 K8 M; m. c+ t$ L% c  ~180. He had spotted a tiny bottle at the bottom of my case and he pounced on it with delight.
/ k; ~! o& T% r# 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.
2 |! Z' H: |1 }) f* t        “香水，嗯?”他讥讽地说道，
6 i4 v& F& \4 L& V* G* u$ _182. You should have declared that. Perfume is not exempt from import duty.
        “你刚才应该申报，香水要上进口税的。”
183. 'But it isn't perfume,' I said.
$ i2 _- u" Y+ k. u' G$ B& v        “不，这不是香水，”我说，
184. 'It's hair gel.' Then I added with a smile,
( r1 O! [: k, g" M        “是发胶。”接着我脸带微笑补充说：
185. 'It's a strange mixture I make myself.'
        “这是一种我自己配制的奇特的混合物。”
3 C. C+ g0 d* j! ?0 q186. 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。
188. 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.
        一股怪味袭来，使他相信了我说的真话。
& O* R5 T: T/ d- A4 j9 h190. 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。

AIRJIPIAO