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,
* p3 ?! }7 E; ?$ w6 [7 i        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.
        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。
) K, j$ B8 `4 Q' [169. 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，
' M5 J6 j, q& y; H; c+ e) U170. 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.
1 K% Q3 _$ L! c+ e8 `1 J4 I8 W        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.
        “您有什么需要申报的吗?”他直盯着我的眼睛问。
4 Q5 ^1 ?! ]7 ^; c* b5 ]( ^173. 'No', I answered confidently.
* m% W, ]8 J) C' a$ L, u& m* {        “没有。”我自信地回答说。
174. Would you mind unlocking this suitcase please?
        “请打开这只手提箱好吗?”
175. 'Not at all,' I answered.
        “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。
! ^4 z6 K% ^& O2 i. c177. All the things I had packed so carefully were soon in a dreadful mess.
3 w3 j; ]. R* C' g* O) k+ ^2 G        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。
9 Y. u" L$ i: G+ S: K! F179. Suddenly, I saw the Officer's face light up.
( D: Q3 z  ]$ e! ?        突然，我看到官员脸上露出了得意的神色。
' A9 r* C6 J# C: n8 ^: \4 S180. 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。
* c8 ^% r, ?, h; x9 v6 h- x2 \- @. W181. 'Perfume, eh?' he asked sarcastically.
        “香水，嗯?”他讥讽地说道，
8 l; J& h6 w' ~7 b8 a2 H8 E182. You should have declared that. Perfume is not exempt from import duty.
& a& [" @& Q7 g) i! I' R        “你刚才应该申报，香水要上进口税的。”
183. 'But it isn't perfume,' I said.
3 |7 y0 t7 q9 c8 g4 N- P& n        “不，这不是香水，”我说，
9 A) d- S" n8 }" [, O0 s+ K3 Y184. 'It's hair gel.' Then I added with a smile,
: e# Y, G" _: s. t. c$ q        “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。”
+ W- h# f2 `6 j1 O( J- p186. As I expected, he did not believe me.
4 t. R7 g! B/ x% v; h        他不相信我
7 z4 V1 q2 H! d+ q# J187. 'Try it!' I said encouragingly.
        “你就闻一闻吧！”我催促说。
4 S, `+ A: B+ W' W- V+ B188. 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。
. z' M( i' }# S- V7 _/ S4 u$ g189. He was greeted by an unpleasant smell which convinced him that I was telling the truth.
; i( _  H5 u- s' k        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.
! S* ?# g6 a! _- u3 U& f        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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