新概念英语3--（一天学一篇）---课11

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/ H0 h+ S! v5 g8 A0 k8 ?167. Customs Officers are quite tolerant these days,
        现在的海关官员往往相当宽容。
0 R& i* g2 ~3 s: Y; w2 s168. but they can still stop you when you are going through the Green Channel and have nothing to declare.
# L. N* a2 e# A' D$ Y        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.
. u* k0 @- W2 Z        甚至是最诚实的人也常弄得觉得有罪似的，
; R  e5 F) m: _7 s8 M4 a170. 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.
9 p# G, l2 E6 x5 j% q        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。
# K+ U8 ]. r2 R! U) R172. 'Have you anything to declare?' he asked, looking me in the eye.
        “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。
6 `1 D# g$ ]& E' l8 a3 ^174. Would you mind unlocking this suitcase please?
. d; e& R2 |/ Y: c7 e        “请打开这只手提箱好吗?”
175. 'Not at all,' I answered.
/ `" D! B+ z: g9 o1 Y# ]# \        “好的。”我回答说。
0 b0 L3 W# {8 ?0 B, m* V8 ~1 m; W176. 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。
# n+ c; j6 F8 j  o177. All the things I had packed so carefully were soon in a dreadful mess.
3 m1 a! N* s: E# U/ Z+ {        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.
) i& b3 ?/ L/ a        突然，我看到官员脸上露出了得意的神色。
8 ~0 z/ f; ~) ]% o/ Q# R180. 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。
7 h( o# w  z4 _5 v( b. o& R6 P/ R181. 'Perfume, eh?' he asked sarcastically.
        “香水，嗯?”他讥讽地说道，
3 P" x, |6 q7 p) q9 a- T182. 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。”
183. 'But it isn't perfume,' I said.
5 W) h- A: `* Z9 M5 E& n' f8 D        “不，这不是香水，”我说，
184. '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.'
        “这是一种我自己配制的奇特的混合物。”
# ~7 l0 M4 s% K0 U8 D" Q4 v( F186. As I expected, he did not believe me.
        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.
        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.
5 R3 [; y$ d8 M" M        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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