新概念英语3--（一天学一篇）---课11

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课文11  无罪
167. Customs Officers are quite tolerant these days,
" S% H$ G# t. N1 l3 z) ~, x        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.
, G6 ^3 J) \) q, M! D0 `( S        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。
4 C3 L7 \( i3 n: E! e7 V9 V0 u& V3 A169. Even really honest people are often made to feel guilty.
        甚至是最诚实的人也常弄得觉得有罪似的，
8 h$ e: P. G  F7 u2 S% T  ]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.
2 D* q4 |4 ?9 i        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。
  b6 g  U3 z! ?7 r) b; T171. When I returned from abroad recently, a particularly officious young Customs Officer clearly regarded me as a smuggler.
1 Q$ _# r- _7 e/ c" _        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。
2 J2 K0 X& N$ A2 l0 b/ P172. 'Have you anything to declare?' he asked, looking me in the eye.
6 `# Q) ?3 Y$ N) O4 Y! b( U        “您有什么需要申报的吗?”他直盯着我的眼睛问。
% `9 e) V  b2 t2 z, p173. 'No', I answered confidently.
$ @/ M5 b# Y( T+ N0 P        “没有。”我自信地回答说。
# C1 o! |$ a% V1 e# f174. Would you mind unlocking this suitcase please?
        “请打开这只手提箱好吗?”
175. 'Not at all,' I answered.
# @0 G# z' e& }9 v        “好的。”我回答说。
176. The Officer went through the case with great care.
8 ^$ {/ d) l: U2 s: ~) [        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.
* c# m, L! \2 y* ]  X! v: D        所有细心包装好的东西一会儿工夫就乱成一团。
* b0 P4 Z' v2 Y178. 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。
) |. G+ g5 l1 ]" Z% M. ?9 H180. He had spotted a tiny bottle at the bottom of my case and he pounced on it with delight.
  \; O" s: F9 w+ A- D        他在我的箱底发现了一只小瓶，高兴地一把抓了起来。
# r" L0 p- ~% Z& ~181. 'Perfume, eh?' he asked sarcastically.
* C# k+ s) W; }; }* O* ~        “香水，嗯?”他讥讽地说道，
182. You should have declared that. Perfume is not exempt from import duty.
$ G% [$ ]& _1 S* }        “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，
5 W9 Y& z+ x* M184. 'It's hair gel.' Then I added with a smile,
* B: f4 W: k1 @  D3 M* I4 D        “是发胶。”接着我脸带微笑补充说：
9 N/ |; v& y& E' M" [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.
        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.
# {4 M, s$ W9 l$ d4 ~        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。
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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