新概念英语3--（一天学一篇）---课11

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课文11  无罪
" K0 U# }! d6 V/ ?/ z3 @, U4 R& [167. Customs Officers are quite tolerant these days,
        现在的海关官员往往相当宽容。
2 Y# e0 A4 {- q168. but they can still stop you when you are going through the Green Channel and have nothing to declare.
# N1 X% z! M  `$ x7 B' K9 F) B        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。
: G% P2 p: Y. K9 {; _169. Even really honest people are often made to feel guilty.
9 z* Q5 J+ _8 _, _2 ^8 B- ^        甚至是最诚实的人也常弄得觉得有罪似的，
7 v3 |* M9 ]/ y4 y0 L6 F170. 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.
" \3 ?/ j5 H; t. E" |) [        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.
        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。
& h7 j! y* v# S" D3 ~9 i7 Z172. 'Have you anything to declare?' he asked, looking me in the eye.
, m: Y( w$ Y) ]* z) }$ b. l        “您有什么需要申报的吗?”他直盯着我的眼睛问。
* b6 H! C; x  l  o3 w: m( f0 Y173. 'No', I answered confidently.
( |, K8 y5 K7 q: y7 R- u: s# `, @+ }        “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?”
1 h+ U. T! N8 E0 ]3 ^3 d! A0 ~5 C175. 'Not at all,' I answered.
        “好的。”我回答说。
  m1 y5 V* D+ H176. The Officer went through the case with great care.
  y# Y3 K4 C: t0 N, f        那位官员十分仔细地把箱子检查了一遍。
: N/ u3 C# {( }. U9 f+ @1 f177. 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。
; Z( A+ O. w# d6 M9 v) C! S* _178. I felt sure I would never be able to close the case again.
! L$ w" H! N% o6 g/ x) Q  ~" q        我相信那箱子再也关不上了。
* X* H* B6 @" S2 D( N179. 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。
180. He had spotted a tiny bottle at the bottom of my case and he pounced on it with delight.
        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.
        “香水，嗯?”他讥讽地说道，
% X4 Z" X3 U7 X3 v$ O182. You should have declared that. Perfume is not exempt from import duty.
9 k% g- c, r/ a4 }& b8 r        “你刚才应该申报，香水要上进口税的。”
183. 'But it isn't perfume,' I said.
        “不，这不是香水，”我说，
184. 'It's hair gel.' Then I added with a smile,
% W! \1 r' D' j' F  s% j7 f        “是发胶。”接着我脸带微笑补充说：
185. 'It's a strange mixture I make myself.'
) K8 ?5 @+ }7 W8 L/ C6 N5 F: ]        “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.
        他不相信我
187. 'Try it!' I said encouragingly.
        “你就闻一闻吧！”我催促说。
9 p! B& e# o/ }+ Y2 r2 K188. 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。
! Z, [4 {3 W6 C. r% ?$ ], J) i189. 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.
' e$ ~4 O4 k$ z- j# E6 T% X0 _        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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