新概念英语3--（一天学一篇）---课11

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! ?1 `8 R7 {& |# q8 `2 D167. Customs Officers are quite tolerant these days,
        现在的海关官员往往相当宽容。
168. but they can still stop you when you are going through the Green Channel and have nothing to declare.
        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% y. d8 s, w; D8 k$ @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，
; L6 ?9 w. W7 x% V- p/ B170. 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.
' e, U  m9 e- H' Q8 w; {        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。
5 b5 H2 K5 o% |3 T173. 'No', I answered confidently.
        “没有。”我自信地回答说。
174. Would you mind unlocking this suitcase please?
4 `! z+ |, o, v9 M/ ]: `/ P& H# A+ g        “请打开这只手提箱好吗?”
175. 'Not at all,' I answered.
* P  t  [$ W: N* D% g- y        “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。
# y; J& w# o, d) Q& {' v177. 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。
1 w7 J1 x% l  d3 [178. I felt sure I would never be able to close the case again.
' W* B7 r! u9 T4 t        我相信那箱子再也关不上了。
179. Suddenly, I saw the Officer's face light up.
# i5 d/ L. q( Z/ o        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。
' a. M, l( N  {5 M, S181. 'Perfume, eh?' he asked sarcastically.
4 m7 L# |2 R2 j7 J, V8 q        “香水，嗯?”他讥讽地说道，
- p8 h( E+ V, K5 v# O182. You should have declared that. Perfume is not exempt from import duty.
& `* w) ?; u* `4 g$ {& y* g        “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，
5 m4 S' x. _# x) @  U184. 'It's hair gel.' Then I added with a smile,
        “是发胶。”接着我脸带微笑补充说：
: [  }/ M/ ]' J8 O+ L185. 'It's a strange mixture I make myself.'
        “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.
6 V3 c7 H7 j2 Y8 B7 |1 ?8 f        他不相信我
6 M, f8 ^0 H: s187. '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.
2 i9 L# a' ~- h  D1 D        海关官员拧开瓶盖，把瓶子放到鼻子底下。
- L1 c! M2 n$ }& o189. 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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