新概念英语3--（一天学一篇）---课11

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: \' K( Y( v0 p: A4 D- O' G167. Customs Officers are quite tolerant these days,
) m, }" H1 r4 c        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.
5 j2 m4 c9 @0 [9 u( T0 m        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.
! J. m5 @/ _7 k1 F0 I        甚至是最诚实的人也常弄得觉得有罪似的，
+ u) n  K: X! F( }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.
3 T6 W, `+ f& r0 a        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.
& t- _3 o- A" u2 F. P8 B        “您有什么需要申报的吗?”他直盯着我的眼睛问。
0 c( y7 L( m; c2 c3 f) p: I7 L173. 'No', I answered confidently.
4 ^- k+ q" l, V        “没有。”我自信地回答说。
" ~$ i' [; f( g# d4 y) {174. Would you mind unlocking this suitcase please?
        “请打开这只手提箱好吗?”
175. 'Not at all,' I answered.
        “好的。”我回答说。
4 |" C6 o. N* \$ C1 t6 x  K176. The Officer went through the case with great care.
2 E2 H% }$ x: ?) h) X        那位官员十分仔细地把箱子检查了一遍。
3 {* A7 u) `0 S1 M6 U; ]! U* @) O177. All the things I had packed so carefully were soon in a dreadful mess.
  a" Z' ~; b7 ]/ m        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.
8 s" o" Q) U1 X% ^: Z' V        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.
        他在我的箱底发现了一只小瓶，高兴地一把抓了起来。
: {$ b+ m$ b: u3 E+ J" j181. 'Perfume, eh?' he asked sarcastically.
        “香水，嗯?”他讥讽地说道，
+ v' C7 w! O4 q. v! J7 N182. 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。”
, M0 E+ S* [' c. r183. 'But it isn't perfume,' I said.
; n3 k. T/ {; r% {* L( H        “不，这不是香水，”我说，
184. 'It's hair gel.' Then I added with a smile,
. q8 I0 S% s2 z' j        “是发胶。”接着我脸带微笑补充说：
5 v4 @& x7 g! c" H) N185. 'It's a strange mixture I make myself.'
) n" @$ x" |9 U+ p, \& R1 U        “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.
6 q  X, D  O- u8 A- G" o5 G        他不相信我
187. '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.
# i, P% U0 u3 z        海关官员拧开瓶盖，把瓶子放到鼻子底下。
7 a9 P$ n$ K, \3 m+ g189. He was greeted by an unpleasant smell which convinced him that I was telling the truth.
! F/ e1 h0 F7 r, X; ~; \4 X        一股怪味袭来，使他相信了我说的真话。
& n. n; R- y8 t" u190. A few minutes later, I was able to hurry away with precious chalk marks on my baggage.
6 c/ v3 O4 E/ C/ Q8 A        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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