新概念英语3--（一天学一篇）---课11

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课文11  无罪
167. Customs Officers are quite tolerant these days,
+ M9 l: Q- ?! ~% t# e% L        现在的海关官员往往相当宽容。
168. 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。
6 A* g+ w5 _) O5 l. Y- v. }9 o169. Even really honest people are often made to feel guilty.
, }- I1 N$ [5 O4 K        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。
& e( U; F9 p3 d" @9 O% L# ]( {0 S171. 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.
" l/ q7 k& B) J        “您有什么需要申报的吗?”他直盯着我的眼睛问。
5 {7 o1 i- f1 Y173. 'No', I answered confidently.
# C3 e) m: Z# z  {0 |; e  B4 s4 L        “没有。”我自信地回答说。
174. Would you mind unlocking this suitcase please?
3 @3 M. {. i1 w: M6 i1 l        “请打开这只手提箱好吗?”
175. 'Not at all,' I answered.
        “好的。”我回答说。
! m2 N$ j: ]  E5 u1 s  [9 F: ]: d( u' _176. The Officer went through the case with great care.
. q9 I- K  y! ^1 L# n: u        那位官员十分仔细地把箱子检查了一遍。
+ {/ a3 v) g: o: e6 K2 ?177. 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.
- o. Z: h3 Q& T( b        我相信那箱子再也关不上了。
$ U( o& V9 H0 R0 }! |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。
! C" o: T0 n# T. [% t180. 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。
% F6 X( }7 I6 ^) @1 h# e9 i" @181. 'Perfume, eh?' he asked sarcastically.
3 W: `% }/ j6 r9 @        “香水，嗯?”他讥讽地说道，
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。”
+ S3 X5 f* [; C2 k+ _& m/ Q183. 'But it isn't perfume,' I said.
        “不，这不是香水，”我说，
6 E9 V& ]  Z  a2 S3 y/ y5 F184. 'It's hair gel.' Then I added with a smile,
- g3 B6 T! x" K' n& L) R0 r6 t7 D        “是发胶。”接着我脸带微笑补充说：
185. 'It's a strange mixture I make myself.'
* V! q  w* X) W# @* Y# x        “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.
0 c. G& E! r  B3 @' Y# w        “你就闻一闻吧！”我催促说。
188. The officer unscrewed the cap and put the bottle to his nostrils.
3 f* ]' F' c* q0 Q$ r" s7 X/ I/ v        海关官员拧开瓶盖，把瓶子放到鼻子底下。
4 v! P/ i) F: H4 a3 M! j189. He was greeted by an unpleasant smell which convinced him that I was telling the truth.
' g! W# q% b" C8 ]* ^6 {        一股怪味袭来，使他相信了我说的真话。
' k( @4 c; Z. g1 ~190. A few minutes later, I was able to hurry away with precious chalk marks on my baggage.
0 j  t3 E' L$ z5 t6 u- B" J        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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