新概念英语3--（一天学一篇）---课11

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% Z, y: c( p0 _4 C' ]167. Customs Officers are quite tolerant these days,
        现在的海关官员往往相当宽容。
. ]; W" N, ?* _! K+ k7 w168. but they can still stop you when you are going through the Green Channel and have nothing to declare.
8 V2 J+ S" x8 n) }: y+ }        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.
        甚至是最诚实的人也常弄得觉得有罪似的，
' \' n# G6 C% A0 B8 [* d# V170. 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.
/ u/ Q, }" G6 l, d* _        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。
171. When I returned from abroad recently, a particularly officious young Customs Officer clearly regarded me as a smuggler.
. r% K1 {1 y. g, \: a1 X1 |        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.
  V. f) W9 ^7 p2 u- D% x7 ^        “您有什么需要申报的吗?”他直盯着我的眼睛问。
173. 'No', I answered confidently.
7 G5 y1 L+ [1 k        “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?”
175. 'Not at all,' I answered.
7 u) h$ c( Z0 t5 Q0 X" J        “好的。”我回答说。
" J$ p2 q; K8 m+ |7 m9 Y176. The Officer went through the case with great care.
- m/ b5 \$ h4 ^5 t) g! y        那位官员十分仔细地把箱子检查了一遍。
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。
( x4 |2 t' V, j( e! k# q1 I- @178. 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.
+ e: E$ d+ z0 c4 M        突然，我看到官员脸上露出了得意的神色。
  d8 y7 t. Y7 b- f180. He had spotted a tiny bottle at the bottom of my case and he pounced on it with delight.
6 W& ?4 L9 l/ o# s/ C        他在我的箱底发现了一只小瓶，高兴地一把抓了起来。
1 J& ]; |8 _; F* \% K! O6 y! S$ y181. 'Perfume, eh?' he asked sarcastically.
4 A. y! N6 u% n* [+ ~2 a4 N: r        “香水，嗯?”他讥讽地说道，
1 T6 c: ~4 {/ Z2 b; T/ p+ _' G182. 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。”
& S4 v: F! X2 I- s; a2 k  B, v1 p183. 'But it isn't perfume,' I said.
0 q0 n7 T3 i* \( w' E4 N        “不，这不是香水，”我说，
1 u/ Y& S# N7 R184. 'It's hair gel.' Then I added with a smile,
        “是发胶。”接着我脸带微笑补充说：
: P* O% N2 w) a7 C) Z* y185. 'It's a strange mixture I make myself.'
0 L5 K6 n/ p% m, V, e( ~, R        “这是一种我自己配制的奇特的混合物。”
. F/ h# ^8 ^! R; |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。
188. The officer unscrewed the cap and put the bottle to his nostrils.
, L% L% x4 o' x0 J        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。
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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