新概念英语3--（一天学一篇）---课11

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& L; j0 j( m: g% o& w1 f3 |, `167. Customs Officers are quite tolerant these days,
        现在的海关官员往往相当宽容。
1 [- H6 B  S4 b* J. k! ~  X& s168. but they can still stop you when you are going through the Green Channel and have nothing to declare.
0 k: F, S2 `$ _- y8 a        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。
0 C5 _2 J  I( A" J  S, g$ A7 U169. Even really honest people are often made to feel guilty.
# e4 p/ @8 q7 J% e% @- |        甚至是最诚实的人也常弄得觉得有罪似的，
! ^0 t' i, s# p5 z! [% v! U170. 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.
        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.
  a1 V9 S$ m: ^  B2 x$ f0 S# g        “您有什么需要申报的吗?”他直盯着我的眼睛问。
173. 'No', I answered confidently.
        “没有。”我自信地回答说。
174. Would you mind unlocking this suitcase please?
# T! h3 f. n3 a6 n- D* i        “请打开这只手提箱好吗?”
175. 'Not at all,' I answered.
; O( L3 Q8 f: z5 c7 z        “好的。”我回答说。
176. The Officer went through the case with great care.
- r/ m# R0 Z; ?; a2 A6 t! D4 j        那位官员十分仔细地把箱子检查了一遍。
8 }1 l1 p, x% N) L177. All the things I had packed so carefully were soon in a dreadful mess.
4 b( g( ?- e' `6 v2 y# H( i        所有细心包装好的东西一会儿工夫就乱成一团。
; H+ g+ f( z: M5 f178. 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。
180. He had spotted a tiny bottle at the bottom of my case and he pounced on it with delight.
7 r/ |; l- T1 o" J+ E, c" I- v* A- K        他在我的箱底发现了一只小瓶，高兴地一把抓了起来。
1 A2 q8 M* ^+ d: ^; }  E7 s1 c8 l181. 'Perfume, eh?' he asked sarcastically.
: }: T" n0 I5 U. f( m        “香水，嗯?”他讥讽地说道，
9 U3 T7 N: L. E3 z" {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。”
4 T1 P# [7 J1 r. p' p183. 'But it isn't perfume,' I said.
        “不，这不是香水，”我说，
7 c+ T( z. H& a( C* V1 R184. 'It's hair gel.' Then I added with a smile,
# s3 q! Y# D' p- D1 B5 t! l        “是发胶。”接着我脸带微笑补充说：
185. 'It's a strange mixture I make myself.'
5 X8 V- p% {* A3 X- f        “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
187. 'Try it!' I said encouragingly.
3 L& g; @+ {1 p( ]; y+ }        “你就闻一闻吧！”我催促说。
, {* w' f7 o( {0 l: l) Q! E188. The officer unscrewed the cap and put the bottle to his nostrils.
1 i5 i4 h+ u0 d: f        海关官员拧开瓶盖，把瓶子放到鼻子底下。
/ |  }2 H/ ]3 R. I189. 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.
- K5 f9 H, v+ k0 ~0 H4 {  ~8 c  O6 \) V        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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