新概念英语3--（一天学一篇）---课11

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* c. C5 y: U5 F% z1 @/ ]167. Customs Officers are quite tolerant these days,
3 u: O9 m( G( D( R        现在的海关官员往往相当宽容。
& x+ D& i  N( l: v& F  M& X* a8 C168. 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。
3 G+ b+ `& e. O  t169. Even really honest people are often made to feel guilty.
/ r/ y. ?9 L+ |  o$ L, P3 B- C. `* E        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.
3 w$ |$ |# j9 g/ V! r        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.
8 d+ W, K# J+ y0 n9 u+ C        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.
9 P. n# F/ t+ p. I/ B! Q7 R5 I        “您有什么需要申报的吗?”他直盯着我的眼睛问。
173. 'No', I answered confidently.
' i0 y# Y/ k7 d5 T9 K5 L6 A# ?        “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?”
( m0 J) Q$ ^, t) l( d175. 'Not at all,' I answered.
        “好的。”我回答说。
176. The Officer went through the case with great care.
  l+ Z- r. ]% x- D/ v& z        那位官员十分仔细地把箱子检查了一遍。
$ X! j1 h& W3 j& V, ?, \% h( P  t5 U/ h177. 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。
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。
179. 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。
% j; t  q9 y9 V0 z7 A$ Q5 m% I  N180. He had spotted a tiny bottle at the bottom of my case and he pounced on it with delight.
7 o& l6 V9 ~+ {5 k3 I; R% r        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.
: a4 Z0 v5 `# W8 x3 i8 g+ e: _5 X4 C        “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,
        “是发胶。”接着我脸带微笑补充说：
185. 'It's a strange mixture I make myself.'
. d# C0 U. y- e- v        “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.
# o/ d( g# e( F$ ]# ?. ^0 T. B        他不相信我
; o3 m8 W; ~; ?  _9 D8 J187. '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.
+ M- `( ]; P& x: f& D        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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