新概念英语3--（一天学一篇）---课11

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课文11  无罪
- R0 \. ~' V7 ~) D167. Customs Officers are quite tolerant these days,
# g5 c4 {7 z" s/ X8 u, ?        现在的海关官员往往相当宽容。
8 g* l0 I7 e4 E168. but they can still stop you when you are going through the Green Channel and have nothing to declare.
7 }: b  S  X8 z- O+ Y4 l        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。
169. Even really honest people are often made to feel guilty.
/ C2 D" W3 |4 {! C8 {& x        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.
        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。
173. 'No', I answered confidently.
% U. S! @9 W7 _- X1 a/ }% N/ C        “没有。”我自信地回答说。
2 `/ D. l+ O! l* D* M% v! R174. Would you mind unlocking this suitcase please?
        “请打开这只手提箱好吗?”
175. 'Not at all,' I answered.
  O& |, z: F! \        “好的。”我回答说。
7 e, y, M4 b' N176. The Officer went through the case with great care.
/ N1 c+ p5 l' M' R! ~5 |& n/ a        那位官员十分仔细地把箱子检查了一遍。
" C8 r8 D  {( D0 G/ S7 A% @( N177. 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。
0 R) t% h' ]3 M178. 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。
179. Suddenly, I saw the Officer's face light up.
- a  c2 I) C( n( r+ n0 J( ~& Q        突然，我看到官员脸上露出了得意的神色。
9 f8 D; \% T7 @1 `5 I! W180. He had spotted a tiny bottle at the bottom of my case and he pounced on it with delight.
0 u8 y  b( x  C8 X# ~5 j        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，
182. 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.
        “不，这不是香水，”我说，
184. 'It's hair gel.' Then I added with a smile,
, g6 x; c# }! ~/ C& n- C* n        “是发胶。”接着我脸带微笑补充说：
7 K8 U3 p3 T0 r: ]- [  s- J: B185. 'It's a strange mixture I make myself.'
$ D3 ?! ~+ g$ a) E% e        “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。
8 K3 z/ b7 P& g  w8 y( O188. 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。
) c! J# m1 B8 d189. 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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