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课文11 无罪
" n/ t/ ~: ?6 x; J/ l167. Customs Officers are quite tolerant these days,/ r, q' Y; E7 u
现在的海关官员往往相当宽容。
* ~' N$ w: k* ], m4 _168. but they can still stop you when you are going through the Green Channel and have nothing to declare.3 D. a4 ]1 z! n, `+ @$ T/ 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。' }4 a) h6 _9 e: L1 B9 b
169. Even really honest people are often made to feel guilty.6 d) V9 X$ M' X8 s/ s5 G! a
甚至是最诚实的人也常弄得觉得有罪似的,
# ~7 v3 u' o. Q5 L/ z8 } I1 {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.
$ F$ E7 h. o( y/ S8 W 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。
0 `- {. v0 R' b! Y' a: B1 [171. When I returned from abroad recently, a particularly officious young Customs Officer clearly regarded me as a smuggler.# r8 c" K$ M4 P9 r
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。
0 _+ e( @' C/ S. ?- A: d0 e1 b172. 'Have you anything to declare?' he asked, looking me in the eye.
* J1 X* P, p" B4 O “您有什么需要申报的吗?”他直盯着我的眼睛问。5 d$ y) O- R0 A1 K
173. 'No', I answered confidently.
# g. p1 A& J. f" z; q; F) C “没有。”我自信地回答说。7 I4 d4 b# _/ `1 L5 R
174. Would you mind unlocking this suitcase please?
' d" {2 Z8 _9 B1 e& h! ], ~ “请打开这只手提箱好吗?”
/ c. J% S- W4 ]- B9 W' j# S! Q: x175. 'Not at all,' I answered.
' j J/ T8 E2 ?5 D “好的。”我回答说。8 j0 k/ j& F0 n- e& r
176. The Officer went through the case with great care.
% \6 h' J" b) d 那位官员十分仔细地把箱子检查了一遍。
' O! h' V: }, l) ]177. All the things I had packed so carefully were soon in a dreadful mess.0 Q' H# [, `/ K9 W# X
所有细心包装好的东西一会儿工夫就乱成一团。
3 S8 o& S2 f3 g' _; }178. I felt sure I would never be able to close the case again.6 R6 R6 d" S) c% X1 a
我相信那箱子再也关不上了。( x* e- D- e- [- y
179. Suddenly, I saw the Officer's face light up.4 L1 b2 {& J8 j, h, |1 Z
突然,我看到官员脸上露出了得意的神色。3 R- B! I8 Z2 k. j4 s: R1 l3 Q- e1 x
180. He had spotted a tiny bottle at the bottom of my case and he pounced on it with delight.
( q( x4 _6 C2 w 他在我的箱底发现了一只小瓶,高兴地一把抓了起来。& x7 j" R X: P! ?" b
181. 'Perfume, eh?' he asked sarcastically.6 [, m% w% B" w8 z
“香水,嗯?”他讥讽地说道,
4 @9 h1 G8 g9 j2 H$ p1 O182. You should have declared that. Perfume is not exempt from import duty.
& M% a- {& Y {: Z) U" a; q “你刚才应该申报,香水要上进口税的。”
$ ]7 I- H# U5 i& Y183. 'But it isn't perfume,' I said.7 V$ v: M7 T) e/ N. J. t
“不,这不是香水,”我说,7 A% ^9 r$ Z- q8 ~) u
184. 'It's hair gel.' Then I added with a smile,# Q# }2 N# J( P Y
“是发胶。”接着我脸带微笑补充说:
5 ]( m6 x6 B4 t. q( R8 k- L185. 'It's a strange mixture I make myself.'1 X) ?- n7 \; \2 \& ~6 M
“这是一种我自己配制的奇特的混合物。” ?9 a8 {; g0 [& Q2 ?
186. As I expected, he did not believe me.9 p9 Z0 z- L( E4 m* f0 N
他不相信我* V7 P1 B' r/ t7 w' n
187. 'Try it!' I said encouragingly.
% e* k: }0 f: \ “你就闻一闻吧!”我催促说。" J: U7 N3 K6 V
188. The officer unscrewed the cap and put the bottle to his nostrils.
( K8 ]0 W9 K) Z/ A$ _ 海关官员拧开瓶盖,把瓶子放到鼻子底下。
9 P" `" j7 o& t; G/ k189. He was greeted by an unpleasant smell which convinced him that I was telling the truth.0 i0 _+ d* m; T g2 T
一股怪味袭来,使他相信了我说的真话。! w" p- ? Q# ^* b9 H$ e3 Y
190. A few minutes later, I was able to hurry away with precious chalk marks on my baggage.
9 M6 J' o$ j ^( U6 H2 | 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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