新概念英语3--（一天学一篇）---课11

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167. Customs Officers are quite tolerant these days,
        现在的海关官员往往相当宽容。
, l) v2 M7 M( C- o6 K168. but they can still stop you when you are going through the Green Channel and have nothing to declare.
# K& @. h# p3 R9 h8 _4 p& ~        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.
& \7 J) w* E0 t, c& g        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。
1 _& W( `6 E( Y6 q; B7 ^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。
% V6 o7 J: G+ d172. 'Have you anything to declare?' he asked, looking me in the eye.
0 \  p; \1 T% l        “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?
        “请打开这只手提箱好吗?”
! m0 b  R  _8 ^$ M" }3 f2 w175. 'Not at all,' I answered.
        “好的。”我回答说。
176. The Officer went through the case with great care.
        那位官员十分仔细地把箱子检查了一遍。
) w! @" h+ q( V1 d177. All the things I had packed so carefully were soon in a dreadful mess.
7 K7 ?# \# }5 K6 z/ L6 L( n        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.
        突然，我看到官员脸上露出了得意的神色。
) |' ], i  }& I: _180. He had spotted a tiny bottle at the bottom of my case and he pounced on it with delight.
' {5 ?+ C' T# p4 x        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.
: t+ p4 o/ `8 A2 o* u2 O7 A' P        “香水，嗯?”他讥讽地说道，
" b9 s& Z+ O& S182. You should have declared that. Perfume is not exempt from import duty.
) A, V5 u0 u# x# U( t" g        “你刚才应该申报，香水要上进口税的。”
183. 'But it isn't perfume,' I said.
/ V% B0 F5 l6 v* U/ i* T        “不，这不是香水，”我说，
+ s; E2 X4 [2 ]2 \& s  B184. 'It's hair gel.' Then I added with a smile,
        “是发胶。”接着我脸带微笑补充说：
185. 'It's a strange mixture I make myself.'
3 c3 @# x3 g9 R( N  M        “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
# w" \& \/ K' Y* R187. '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。
189. 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。
' k3 p# a( o) q  G" q0 w$ Q190. A few minutes later, I was able to hurry away with precious chalk marks on my baggage.
& }; K; [# K0 B' S  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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