新概念英语3--（一天学一篇）---课11

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课文11  无罪
) U7 h5 O. a  @167. Customs Officers are quite tolerant these days,
. l5 ^/ [6 `' V8 O; W' @; n( Z        现在的海关官员往往相当宽容。
, h3 U# l! R1 L0 I% i168. but they can still stop you when you are going through the Green Channel and have nothing to declare.
3 y, C; n1 ?, B8 j% s: G8 h        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.
0 ]2 M7 m- s" v+ }: F$ Q* b3 L* B        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.
        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.
% M3 n! N# R+ G4 t4 }        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.
& _% b) ]; ?. f2 E1 O        “您有什么需要申报的吗?”他直盯着我的眼睛问。
: P7 l3 ?3 U! n7 O7 `173. 'No', I answered confidently.
; {: P8 q, O! x2 H        “没有。”我自信地回答说。
174. Would you mind unlocking this suitcase please?
9 h1 x3 z9 m; Q% L) q) y        “请打开这只手提箱好吗?”
- t& M1 O& ~' c& C175. 'Not at all,' I answered.
/ Y( z8 i$ {, a! q        “好的。”我回答说。
. I  x. s/ L5 k2 I! L6 g" d176. The Officer went through the case with great care.
, R$ _, Y/ ], C- F' ^        那位官员十分仔细地把箱子检查了一遍。
+ Q5 m* Y" G, P177. All the things I had packed so carefully were soon in a dreadful mess.
: ]" g( `  C; g6 o        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.
, L" J6 C- H# s        突然，我看到官员脸上露出了得意的神色。
% l' j+ H5 Y. J8 l0 g6 R180. 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.
. D3 G, Z; P  W8 u' N9 k        “香水，嗯?”他讥讽地说道，
; ]. r; j$ h* U4 k$ h0 b1 }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。”
9 V9 I  |" ~+ I; i, g8 P183. 'But it isn't perfume,' I said.
0 J& U& B- ]2 D5 G5 @; S        “不，这不是香水，”我说，
184. 'It's hair gel.' Then I added with a smile,
5 T4 n4 c# I  z" k1 v/ q        “是发胶。”接着我脸带微笑补充说：
185. '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.
        他不相信我
4 o: ]" I" \/ o+ L; ~+ G187. '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.
        海关官员拧开瓶盖，把瓶子放到鼻子底下。
# ~8 S/ L8 X- [9 x2 m8 u189. 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。
7 ]! \1 E$ Z1 D, C* I190. A few minutes later, I was able to hurry away with precious chalk marks on my baggage.
& c' a' u' k1 r& b. j/ m        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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