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,
0 ]1 ^) {6 d7 ~/ [9 _! n        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 f. B0 \# g+ W7 H6 C169. Even really honest people are often made to feel guilty.
& |" Z* T9 U0 n# O        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。
5 z$ v/ ^  p) o+ r171. 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.
5 ^# n$ u% N- \$ T. ?7 }" i5 P        “您有什么需要申报的吗?”他直盯着我的眼睛问。
; k5 O5 c6 q, i! k5 M4 _+ S3 K; P173. 'No', I answered confidently.
        “没有。”我自信地回答说。
6 s  U1 f2 |! B9 `* F9 X0 U# }174. Would you mind unlocking this suitcase please?
        “请打开这只手提箱好吗?”
175. 'Not at all,' I answered.
        “好的。”我回答说。
  u+ j) h9 A  c  }& J176. 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。
177. All the things I had packed so carefully were soon in a dreadful mess.
3 H7 i, d0 _* j, p+ h) h        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.
: R2 d0 i8 t) `1 x        我相信那箱子再也关不上了。
8 D* `4 z3 t: V" t  m9 M' F179. Suddenly, I saw the Officer's face light up.
5 |" f9 ~! P& x$ g# J0 w% Y. R        突然，我看到官员脸上露出了得意的神色。
, v6 P( q$ t% Y! i* }6 C( S180. He had spotted a tiny bottle at the bottom of my case and he pounced on it with delight.
8 |0 x% V  g$ b( _5 H% F2 K        他在我的箱底发现了一只小瓶，高兴地一把抓了起来。
- u! o  R% t, x3 L% F7 S181. '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.
/ }: p6 c5 u+ h( K2 B1 N        “你刚才应该申报，香水要上进口税的。”
( o# d# u5 v8 J# [$ O/ p: n183. 'But it isn't perfume,' I said.
% ~; p9 d, {. U/ z0 }* \        “不，这不是香水，”我说，
184. 'It's hair gel.' Then I added with a smile,
/ i& G5 [" t' l+ i4 z" f  S        “是发胶。”接着我脸带微笑补充说：
185. 'It's a strange mixture I make myself.'
" @9 c+ J3 r  W$ ^! w        “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.
( G8 Z0 w# ~. ^, `9 k        他不相信我
187. 'Try it!' I said encouragingly.
        “你就闻一闻吧！”我催促说。
, M! T0 x' S$ x0 ~188. The officer unscrewed the cap and put the bottle to his nostrils.
& _5 ?! k( q  n  m! z3 d        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.
5 R7 B+ V% G2 Q" n        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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