新概念英语3--（一天学一篇）---课11

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) u7 P. z1 q0 L/ e( \# S+ f$ z167. Customs Officers are quite tolerant these days,
        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.
- b' [* T% }3 `* P" 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。
169. Even really honest people are often made to feel guilty.
2 p5 l' u+ l& }' v' g  d        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。
/ N) a. v2 z1 C4 D171. 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。
9 B4 L. @+ Y! T- X+ I; a172. '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.
# W& c1 M' y! H        “没有。”我自信地回答说。
174. Would you mind unlocking this suitcase please?
% k: U! M& n. S% m* ?8 ?        “请打开这只手提箱好吗?”
# {; y3 O) ?5 W" A3 o! H3 P5 L4 ]  n175. 'Not at all,' I answered.
* K: Y4 w* K# {1 t        “好的。”我回答说。
176. The Officer went through the case with great care.
+ Z* a. Y( f% L. m6 j/ H  D        那位官员十分仔细地把箱子检查了一遍。
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.
        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.
* M/ u9 D) |' N' c  a! ^- x3 G$ w6 z5 }        他在我的箱底发现了一只小瓶，高兴地一把抓了起来。
' L5 d: W9 c: n- p6 r181. 'Perfume, eh?' he asked sarcastically.
        “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。”
1 C; [+ y5 I0 Y# A3 [183. 'But it isn't perfume,' I said.
        “不，这不是香水，”我说，
/ x; a6 v9 R+ F5 O184. 'It's hair gel.' Then I added with a smile,
, T8 A6 f: C! p. S% ~        “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。”
186. As I expected, he did not believe me.
7 |/ w  d% G: i( v  c/ ?  M( z/ t- ~7 e        他不相信我
5 z! p! z( j! l  P. O187. 'Try it!' I said encouragingly.
        “你就闻一闻吧！”我催促说。
6 G8 m/ t. K, o1 P188. The officer unscrewed the cap and put the bottle to his nostrils.
! Y% J# [  M% n1 K+ ~, z! \        海关官员拧开瓶盖，把瓶子放到鼻子底下。
7 m: u4 N9 U: m9 P. ^' y189. He was greeted by an unpleasant smell which convinced him that I was telling the truth.
  l% ?( O4 R5 T) f$ [, j        一股怪味袭来，使他相信了我说的真话。
5 T, V% t1 [! R7 i0 Q: r/ |- v4 t; Y190. 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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