新概念英语3--（一天学一篇）---课11

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5 R1 D* B2 B) G0 w+ O7 ^+ U2 K7 Q! b167. Customs Officers are quite tolerant these days,
        现在的海关官员往往相当宽容。
  R( s. K9 o' k$ ^/ m* ~' O0 w168. but they can still stop you when you are going through the Green Channel and have nothing to declare.
* a/ w! \" n1 `8 F' K* J        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。
$ ^9 O0 X5 p3 g- s169. 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，
1 V; f( a: s# v7 g# H5 I) f170. 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.
2 o) S% g, K. s* w7 S        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。
# K' Q$ a& r5 v% w7 a# u171. When I returned from abroad recently, a particularly officious young Customs Officer clearly regarded me as a smuggler.
2 b% ]# o, Q; i* {- u2 ^" I        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。
7 }- ^$ z. d3 ?; }& P  f7 z' L; @172. 'Have you anything to declare?' he asked, looking me in the eye.
. ^/ k1 Z. P' @- {3 m& n- `        “您有什么需要申报的吗?”他直盯着我的眼睛问。
0 s$ f6 p8 v/ |" @6 @  {173. 'No', I answered confidently.
        “没有。”我自信地回答说。
174. Would you mind unlocking this suitcase please?
$ E' P1 N* T6 N, ?" z% L        “请打开这只手提箱好吗?”
2 Y; G5 V! a4 }2 Z9 k$ @/ s175. 'Not at all,' I answered.
* u# d" V' h3 ^% S( n        “好的。”我回答说。
, A4 j) F* E+ A& I4 f. D1 O0 J176. The Officer went through the case with great care.
( ?3 r+ V- i& A+ m        那位官员十分仔细地把箱子检查了一遍。
177. All the things I had packed so carefully were soon in a dreadful mess.
7 j. T/ T  z; Z% V        所有细心包装好的东西一会儿工夫就乱成一团。
7 |9 `+ j. k* n% ?* n178. I felt sure I would never be able to close the case again.
; Q! s) M  }8 ?        我相信那箱子再也关不上了。
/ o- N6 Q8 D0 _# S9 f7 W179. Suddenly, I saw the Officer's face light up.
: D, v  Z- B% m  H1 E, H( t        突然，我看到官员脸上露出了得意的神色。
' K6 Z, t7 l1 j1 Z180. 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。
+ y: _* F! M) E$ d* H181. '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.
5 y0 A3 E6 t. L9 T        “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,
7 L$ S, u  X' |        “是发胶。”接着我脸带微笑补充说：
185. 'It's a strange mixture I make myself.'
+ D' O) B2 Z8 O4 a+ a        “这是一种我自己配制的奇特的混合物。”
/ b: }) }' Z7 W5 w9 x186. As I expected, he did not believe me.
# z/ M1 x7 q8 K; C        他不相信我
, O7 ?6 X) n3 }3 ?: q+ B  G, u187. '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.
& V$ E1 ]! v0 |2 Z1 e8 ]        海关官员拧开瓶盖，把瓶子放到鼻子底下。
7 U  @+ ~! T  Q/ ]. o, D" t- r189. He was greeted by an unpleasant smell which convinced him that I was telling the truth.
$ K1 n3 \; @7 N        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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