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。
9 D. r7 b) T. N4 x  B168. 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。
$ x+ [) D: p' ^0 O3 a3 P0 h169. Even really honest people are often made to feel guilty.
! E8 C6 H# G% ^$ Z        甚至是最诚实的人也常弄得觉得有罪似的，
' J! t2 G$ w1 r+ P0 q170. 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.
5 I5 l& c4 W, C5 B! a        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。
172. 'Have you anything to declare?' he asked, looking me in the eye.
/ C! g) d9 Z2 W: {        “您有什么需要申报的吗?”他直盯着我的眼睛问。
- C5 A- I0 Y6 A4 n* D* }$ k* f173. 'No', I answered confidently.
        “没有。”我自信地回答说。
( t/ |" r1 F( u+ r! `" N174. Would you mind unlocking this suitcase please?
; o2 z& W7 f- Q        “请打开这只手提箱好吗?”
175. 'Not at all,' I answered.
) D0 }- L  o6 @0 m7 S. r8 O$ T        “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。
# u8 i% G* C1 Z% E' p( T7 D5 n177. All the things I had packed so carefully were soon in a dreadful mess.
, ~3 i, i( Q" ^% R7 q5 V8 d5 s        所有细心包装好的东西一会儿工夫就乱成一团。
! }/ L* a) @& e178. I felt sure I would never be able to close the case again.
% z! G2 D; \0 f' A1 z& n        我相信那箱子再也关不上了。
& `& q: n- j8 B7 Y179. Suddenly, I saw the Officer's face light up.
& F- R* \8 @& T5 @6 v2 E% z        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。
181. 'Perfume, eh?' he asked sarcastically.
        “香水，嗯?”他讥讽地说道，
- \9 f0 `" ]( K) p* ?9 |# U182. 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.
        “不，这不是香水，”我说，
- V9 y6 z5 N5 B184. 'It's hair gel.' Then I added with a smile,
        “是发胶。”接着我脸带微笑补充说：
. z( G9 `0 o$ z. }+ F; g% c185. '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.
4 C) e" ]2 I* r        他不相信我
187. 'Try it!' I said encouragingly.
( ^$ u5 I' b8 A3 r7 B* s        “你就闻一闻吧！”我催促说。
2 X9 r) X1 p+ n3 i( B9 N188. The officer unscrewed the cap and put the bottle to his nostrils.
$ Q6 ]' u( n6 @! i/ |        海关官员拧开瓶盖，把瓶子放到鼻子底下。
- q! {) P3 D0 ]) N4 e: Q7 C! ]& D189. He was greeted by an unpleasant smell which convinced him that I was telling the truth.
, p1 s1 B; p6 @        一股怪味袭来，使他相信了我说的真话。
2 {2 u4 j2 V8 M) s, o, K0 _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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