新概念英语3--（一天学一篇）---课11

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课文11  无罪
/ [) H% f! R- [# O; f# A167. Customs Officers are quite tolerant these days,
        现在的海关官员往往相当宽容。
: u+ k3 n: V. s3 o2 @% j168. but they can still stop you when you are going through the Green Channel and have nothing to declare.
$ P: s8 ~4 k3 a* q: f5 ^        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。
, T. D; `" D/ [; F2 }3 @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，
, r4 Y. C  `# n: G* o3 i+ Y& ~8 @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.
  O( R5 N1 V" [+ B        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.
        “您有什么需要申报的吗?”他直盯着我的眼睛问。
' t2 ~+ A: f+ j" {. r" w% l5 W173. 'No', I answered confidently.
" q4 [3 ]3 u/ _1 d        “没有。”我自信地回答说。
174. Would you mind unlocking this suitcase please?
  T0 U2 y; z! ^8 s8 b3 `5 K        “请打开这只手提箱好吗?”
1 Z/ b. m1 i3 h. f+ k/ {5 ]+ t175. 'Not at all,' I answered.
7 K1 R# m, `; J5 T; d% S: Y( B5 e        “好的。”我回答说。
, U/ e  e3 h' C1 ?. g% d6 S3 g176. The Officer went through the case with great care.
, U5 X4 b" G# z5 P# w        那位官员十分仔细地把箱子检查了一遍。
# L, n+ v9 ?) \9 @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。
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。
4 t) M, z: I! v179. 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。
  U# i  Q, }+ u: s180. 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，
2 A/ F6 i" O8 B9 e6 b6 K( Q182. 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。”
183. 'But it isn't perfume,' I said.
5 @/ [* I- G$ R. V# ?4 Q0 x8 b        “不，这不是香水，”我说，
9 h" P5 a. X& s2 J184. 'It's hair gel.' Then I added with a smile,
9 Q! U# u4 g5 n8 g        “是发胶。”接着我脸带微笑补充说：
185. 'It's a strange mixture I make myself.'
" c* J* }  C% d( U        “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.
% Z# f; d  f/ j+ k$ h        “你就闻一闻吧！”我催促说。
4 @! _# }$ b) {4 J2 A188. The officer unscrewed the cap and put the bottle to his nostrils.
$ _' ^, H6 }1 O0 e4 ~& k: y9 z        海关官员拧开瓶盖，把瓶子放到鼻子底下。
5 e; s2 l  C5 W3 P( @189. He was greeted by an unpleasant smell which convinced him that I was telling the truth.
9 \- V. p3 Q1 W( h3 V$ q1 s        一股怪味袭来，使他相信了我说的真话。
: }( J; ~( Y- D190. A few minutes later, I was able to hurry away with precious chalk marks on my baggage.
4 j$ q1 ?7 \( v' {6 e% ]        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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