新概念英语3--（一天学一篇）---课11

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167. Customs Officers are quite tolerant these days,
: W/ S  L/ e0 l& o# w3 s        现在的海关官员往往相当宽容。
* z* R4 m. K% u! L- t, d; P2 ^8 ~168. but they can still stop you when you are going through the Green Channel and have nothing to declare.
( R8 N) i3 a& K- l% r6 b  F& \2 W2 x        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，
  m4 G* O1 ?* e170. 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.
4 {; H  U! @# y+ B$ l        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。
* Y1 N; d; \8 W: h; o  U172. 'Have you anything to declare?' he asked, looking me in the eye.
7 M& q6 e, p( P        “您有什么需要申报的吗?”他直盯着我的眼睛问。
% K$ e$ s4 l: ^7 x; Q173. 'No', I answered confidently.
        “没有。”我自信地回答说。
174. Would you mind unlocking this suitcase please?
8 R! h4 }4 W7 s3 `- W7 S        “请打开这只手提箱好吗?”
175. 'Not at all,' I answered.
* M, R; v; U7 u% H* U1 ^+ T        “好的。”我回答说。
; o* [2 \7 Y/ P/ `* F9 Y4 `+ ~9 F176. 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。
( T* p; e. @1 L0 F) v& 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。
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。
, a9 |( \% C0 z5 G7 X179. 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。
181. 'Perfume, eh?' he asked sarcastically.
% s5 O6 O; m$ }# U3 T, p        “香水，嗯?”他讥讽地说道，
& c! j; z3 J5 k182. You should have declared that. Perfume is not exempt from import duty.
/ d& o; r) R$ }3 }3 \0 n/ e        “你刚才应该申报，香水要上进口税的。”
5 x3 Q; p5 ~$ }1 \3 r183. 'But it isn't perfume,' I said.
        “不，这不是香水，”我说，
# e3 ]* S5 G' i  Z. @184. 'It's hair gel.' Then I added with a smile,
* W2 Z0 R- E3 H0 ~* z9 J: G; x        “是发胶。”接着我脸带微笑补充说：
0 E7 q% }3 `6 i# B4 p% i) B5 ?* n185. 'It's a strange mixture I make myself.'
        “这是一种我自己配制的奇特的混合物。”
. f5 t2 j, G* f4 z" A1 E% {186. As I expected, he did not believe me.
        他不相信我
( c% O! k. N: V187. 'Try it!' I said encouragingly.
! ~9 D3 v! f5 F& u: W. u% m        “你就闻一闻吧！”我催促说。
1 b+ B' X) W6 V2 u188. 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。
; b' Q$ ]7 F% N190. A few minutes later, I was able to hurry away with precious chalk marks on my baggage.
2 E2 j+ b* \* W( O        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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