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。
3 z# h7 q( `0 T/ N/ }168. 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。
9 ^1 h6 i1 X/ E169. 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，
! H' q, ]" V( _$ T/ @5 \3 [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。
171. When I returned from abroad recently, a particularly officious young Customs Officer clearly regarded me as a smuggler.
& d( Q# l6 j, F# e        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.
        “您有什么需要申报的吗?”他直盯着我的眼睛问。
  V2 F' {8 ?  U2 ?173. 'No', I answered confidently.
4 E: V' b" H2 c6 }# W- n        “没有。”我自信地回答说。
9 `, Y! V6 \. J174. Would you mind unlocking this suitcase please?
' Z; \. _, ?( l6 A, y# X# b7 j        “请打开这只手提箱好吗?”
175. 'Not at all,' I answered.
        “好的。”我回答说。
( x/ P- K' X$ ?: o4 U6 T176. The Officer went through the case with great care.
! x/ T6 K% @2 @" u3 d- q; P; 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% C. ~% _) m/ d        所有细心包装好的东西一会儿工夫就乱成一团。
4 F5 ?; z1 h- b. ]( N/ I178. I felt sure I would never be able to close the case again.
4 s# M) r: l+ ~* Q5 z4 O2 M        我相信那箱子再也关不上了。
179. Suddenly, I saw the Officer's face light up.
7 C! v# G3 e# Q9 t        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。
' Z8 u+ M. }4 T5 N  m. q" E181. '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.
* W9 m7 |1 i2 m        “你刚才应该申报，香水要上进口税的。”
183. 'But it isn't perfume,' I said.
5 N) ?$ X# R7 a# b! ?% s  M9 d        “不，这不是香水，”我说，
& C$ Z# E! s; g' u. N184. 'It's hair gel.' Then I added with a smile,
' k- {; C# l% u5 l9 [) X( h        “是发胶。”接着我脸带微笑补充说：
185. 'It's a strange mixture I make myself.'
) B" o0 d. ^" x: n8 F0 l        “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.
) e  N' Y/ m8 o8 [        他不相信我
! A, ]/ P# U+ X* I- V3 y- j187. 'Try it!' I said encouragingly.
4 v7 }& W  T2 s: K        “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.
4 l/ p% F1 z+ 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.
0 o  K; d4 j: t5 J' P% O. Q        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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