新概念英语3--（一天学一篇）---课11

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167. Customs Officers are quite tolerant these days,
2 B  i5 D2 g; S$ E        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。
4 U. o" y1 R' t, H169. Even really honest people are often made to feel guilty.
0 g7 D2 d: H2 t  P1 @: r2 |        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。
171. When I returned from abroad recently, a particularly officious young Customs Officer clearly regarded me as a smuggler.
9 |5 n9 e, G* J        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。
- x6 L) d7 X. H8 |172. 'Have you anything to declare?' he asked, looking me in the eye.
5 r4 B; g- u4 o1 P* J9 h+ o        “您有什么需要申报的吗?”他直盯着我的眼睛问。
173. 'No', I answered confidently.
2 K- F6 {8 z& V8 T8 [, S4 k  |3 o        “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?”
# [" L. h* p8 C* L* ]6 @175. 'Not at all,' I answered.
        “好的。”我回答说。
176. The Officer went through the case with great care.
. \' @  I, w' j6 \        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.
2 ~! {% x1 \; w4 H0 j  O5 M        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.
0 C  p( A- j/ l* _& Z        我相信那箱子再也关不上了。
, K. _; T7 C2 R) i$ u179. Suddenly, I saw the Officer's face light up.
        突然，我看到官员脸上露出了得意的神色。
; x% y* F! X! V" [* f180. He had spotted a tiny bottle at the bottom of my case and he pounced on it with delight.
9 `* B! E" {5 p* i4 l+ L7 x        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.
9 W/ C8 p( l1 O9 j, {: N* u        “香水，嗯?”他讥讽地说道，
182. You should have declared that. Perfume is not exempt from import duty.
+ K/ `1 F& v4 O! w9 P2 O        “你刚才应该申报，香水要上进口税的。”
$ f& R. r: ~% t. U* r; y( v183. 'But it isn't perfume,' I said.
$ y& j: R  A3 s0 ]        “不，这不是香水，”我说，
1 w: i' j1 G- X- c184. 'It's hair gel.' Then I added with a smile,
$ k! Z0 Q( [4 L: Y4 k9 e" m        “是发胶。”接着我脸带微笑补充说：
0 b0 @  V( M# [  T. l: y7 \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。”
; F8 M2 `. a( _1 K# V+ `/ j186. As I expected, he did not believe me.
        他不相信我
* B" ]: e+ U$ m& ?  P$ a187. 'Try it!' I said encouragingly.
8 Y4 n7 O  O, h* n( c6 i- M# w5 W        “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。
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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