新概念英语3--（一天学一篇）---课11

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课文11  无罪
167. Customs Officers are quite tolerant these days,
        现在的海关官员往往相当宽容。
6 S; E' t: q  O! h168. but they can still stop you when you are going through the Green Channel and have nothing to declare.
: Q1 N) k: c( h- N  Q- l  C/ E        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。
. {& p! L! K) F169. Even really honest people are often made to feel guilty.
0 S7 v% N0 R9 A9 e        甚至是最诚实的人也常弄得觉得有罪似的，
& G6 J, |  b! t; B  p) j* f8 w170. 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.
% ]/ D: p: \) |# a1 r1 ]9 `$ K        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.
. B6 [9 \4 t3 v0 G, |' L, ^        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。
1 X: ?) w/ y* b8 a# q' l& L% K172. '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.
        “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?”
175. 'Not at all,' I answered.
) E( H) c' q  C6 {2 x        “好的。”我回答说。
176. 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。
/ [' e# M+ }1 O. t* J" P* x177. All the things I had packed so carefully were soon in a dreadful mess.
2 K6 T$ G  R1 x7 F; d2 B        所有细心包装好的东西一会儿工夫就乱成一团。
* ~7 S& J& ~7 h' }" l' `( |9 B178. 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.
/ B/ S. h0 W0 z4 q7 a        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，
' [2 _+ ]8 e! f$ ~- G* h182. You should have declared that. Perfume is not exempt from import duty.
; N5 I3 H( ?: |2 ^! A; {( T5 l        “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，
& j  h' _+ Y! {+ t6 \184. 'It's hair gel.' Then I added with a smile,
  F+ C. u4 V7 G        “是发胶。”接着我脸带微笑补充说：
4 L- D% N1 z+ }; S+ z/ U185. 'It's a strange mixture I make myself.'
+ v2 O! u- y/ i2 v        “这是一种我自己配制的奇特的混合物。”
9 r" X/ K- L" Q* G. F- H* V186. As I expected, he did not believe me.
3 J* @. V. J$ _& t        他不相信我
187. 'Try it!' I said encouragingly.
        “你就闻一闻吧！”我催促说。
188. 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。
189. 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。
7 Z) }% o  S- J" ^. d0 R190. 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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