新概念英语3--（一天学一篇）---课11

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课文11  无罪
! X* b# E& l5 }% O. k167. 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.
5 S0 D; q; t$ W5 I        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。
5 C9 |% ]6 r4 J8 w7 _- v& n0 O& K7 g169. Even really honest people are often made to feel guilty.
% Q4 U4 w: k, l; e: q        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.
; J1 w9 Z/ }7 r& L% _        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。
' N  T8 U% R9 c( K+ M172. 'Have you anything to declare?' he asked, looking me in the eye.
5 Z" k! B& F8 I& P& }        “您有什么需要申报的吗?”他直盯着我的眼睛问。
173. 'No', I answered confidently.
+ g, ]( c: E9 ~        “没有。”我自信地回答说。
174. Would you mind unlocking this suitcase please?
8 S" @8 [0 u% A        “请打开这只手提箱好吗?”
175. 'Not at all,' I answered.
        “好的。”我回答说。
7 N4 H2 A3 `& k3 h176. 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。
( ~0 M7 M  w+ U1 n* g177. 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.
& @6 f7 l9 e3 v5 c* t6 n! K$ W/ U        我相信那箱子再也关不上了。
6 E( ~/ f) o6 u% a179. 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.
        他在我的箱底发现了一只小瓶，高兴地一把抓了起来。
- ]4 Y: y& f2 T* t( }, E+ Y, W181. 'Perfume, eh?' he asked sarcastically.
6 M( Q6 }% w$ r# d% F5 n9 R        “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。”
183. 'But it isn't perfume,' I said.
        “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：
( o4 U: s7 n! _5 K" [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。”
- r* z3 G+ E$ ]  V/ i186. As I expected, he did not believe me.
; c' }0 `- t) \" p        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.
/ a5 P, e+ O* h2 `  k. ]        海关官员拧开瓶盖，把瓶子放到鼻子底下。
0 B/ P" R' |% ]' U* N, S189. He was greeted by an unpleasant smell which convinced him that I was telling the truth.
" d, o; V- N% R2 q7 h. U- a  k0 S        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.
2 r9 E3 n" x* Y% j        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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