新概念英语3--（一天学一篇）---课11

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' K# h  q; C! H$ S8 ~; }- o/ d167. Customs Officers are quite tolerant these days,
  R. g: F4 O) d* H7 ]. M        现在的海关官员往往相当宽容。
& |3 L0 c0 J" U3 ~168. but they can still stop you when you are going through the Green Channel and have nothing to declare.
9 Y* P% K9 s8 i9 b$ N        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。
  E- f: |! v; g6 D( ?9 e169. 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，
: Z  t+ j6 }, `7 Q: H170. 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.
: K, Y% Q9 R; w) B        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。
+ H8 Y* y* L/ M7 Y+ n+ G+ Z. N171. When I returned from abroad recently, a particularly officious young Customs Officer clearly regarded me as a smuggler.
) R. _. G) _7 ~2 q9 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.
4 w( ^2 [: I" l$ w2 {        “您有什么需要申报的吗?”他直盯着我的眼睛问。
5 I  `+ t/ A+ v* s; ?3 f/ r2 H- k# }173. 'No', I answered confidently.
        “没有。”我自信地回答说。
/ b! i# H; K# p/ h% x0 n, g3 ?- d7 }174. Would you mind unlocking this suitcase please?
# t: c. a1 x. s        “请打开这只手提箱好吗?”
175. 'Not at all,' I answered.
        “好的。”我回答说。
  a. ^( _- ]8 v, o0 I% C176. The Officer went through the case with great care.
. r) M, E9 Q9 D* s& _. q: K        那位官员十分仔细地把箱子检查了一遍。
# O4 Y! {$ \' q177. All the things I had packed so carefully were soon in a dreadful mess.
$ p# R% I5 |6 _        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。
' ]( _% j3 w( B, j3 ]3 m+ O$ l179. 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.
* f# N* S% I/ R; c        他在我的箱底发现了一只小瓶，高兴地一把抓了起来。
5 K" C& p, a# Z3 {' E181. 'Perfume, eh?' he asked sarcastically.
( n9 r/ F% s9 N' @' q+ J7 e        “香水，嗯?”他讥讽地说道，
# J6 {  V; W" ?$ C8 O, ~182. You should have declared that. Perfume is not exempt from import duty.
4 l+ r3 h( g; Z        “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，
1 Y, l; j( S5 M; @9 Q! O184. '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.'
6 g( T, D. X* B7 v( V8 q        “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.
; l* Y0 |9 Q- F  m4 E' T        “你就闻一闻吧！”我催促说。
  D# x- h% ^& F+ m' b188. 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。
; j. h% x; E0 \4 a* ~' H189. 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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