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,
! a; }5 f" M: V5 s( H9 {5 O* N9 H        现在的海关官员往往相当宽容。
8 v; Y' _3 c, Q8 ~) M4 e3 _) b168. but they can still stop you when you are going through the Green Channel and have nothing to declare.
0 U' N+ H5 ?' }1 m) C* ^        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.
        甚至是最诚实的人也常弄得觉得有罪似的，
) H! [  U% B: i4 P8 r( n; u/ K1 B/ g170. 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.
9 h5 q3 _9 r0 {0 A/ W  p# F4 F        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。
5 v. X, t' c0 X173. 'No', I answered confidently.
4 K, i$ k9 \' X        “没有。”我自信地回答说。
6 h; N4 ?4 @8 ~' `174. Would you mind unlocking this suitcase please?
, O+ R8 v" y+ Q" t; l        “请打开这只手提箱好吗?”
! @- d5 ~8 f' E1 c# \- ^175. 'Not at all,' I answered.
1 E) I, \1 C# H* x$ [4 z        “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。
# d- _2 }: O, `; R' e177. All the things I had packed so carefully were soon in a dreadful mess.
" A3 y7 z  g7 |$ ^# y( f        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.
, J+ a& y% B' m; e! z  u7 U        我相信那箱子再也关不上了。
4 v/ J$ C" a0 l  u, Q5 U179. 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。
% L9 v% Z" U# O181. '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.
  j  Y* N8 F8 X- C        “不，这不是香水，”我说，
: {5 |7 t# |% \3 e2 V; r4 g/ }2 z; ]. \184. 'It's hair gel.' Then I added with a smile,
        “是发胶。”接着我脸带微笑补充说：
185. 'It's a strange mixture I make myself.'
: Y( W2 k1 b% y2 A: b5 k3 _+ _        “这是一种我自己配制的奇特的混合物。”
9 X7 @0 f3 I1 T1 |1 e1 X( \( g* d186. As I expected, he did not believe me.
        他不相信我
. j! \4 l' O% r9 ~, z0 C  C187. 'Try it!' I said encouragingly.
2 y& W* M# ?$ r: S        “你就闻一闻吧！”我催促说。
% o( u# m) A0 w8 v1 F188. 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。
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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