新概念英语3--（一天学一篇）---课11

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& S& ^% L3 ~/ T5 B167. 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.
        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。
- L' p( x! I: K* }$ a; Y' q169. Even really honest people are often made to feel guilty.
( y! _+ g4 J! P; A% \; T        甚至是最诚实的人也常弄得觉得有罪似的，
* |! i  x9 J: q2 J# C: L9 c, `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.
7 j5 \2 M0 L+ g% D1 W# o& S- b        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.
1 d+ \3 X6 a! K* }        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.
3 C6 A$ R0 G" {; t1 L* G4 q& l        “您有什么需要申报的吗?”他直盯着我的眼睛问。
+ [- J& V$ I9 Q. K0 {  W8 b173. 'No', I answered confidently.
        “没有。”我自信地回答说。
' k0 ]' p4 S" b5 J9 P- m174. Would you mind unlocking this suitcase please?
  n, U% ?) C  c9 L7 B2 V        “请打开这只手提箱好吗?”
175. 'Not at all,' I answered.
% h+ U9 g  [6 {6 ]0 a+ R% ^, S" e" D, Y        “好的。”我回答说。
9 t- S# b+ Q0 h5 |. O4 I176. The Officer went through the case with great care.
* R$ G/ X& Y5 X9 ]        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.
; _) r( N6 f4 G  }9 o        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。
$ g  `9 e+ l% H2 U6 F% g  {" F179. Suddenly, I saw the Officer's face light up.
$ ~7 w! Z  R2 e4 }: s# 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。
181. 'Perfume, eh?' he asked sarcastically.
        “香水，嗯?”他讥讽地说道，
* b4 Q; N7 ?+ z. H: z0 q: y182. You should have declared that. Perfume is not exempt from import duty.
, ~6 Y' ]0 G; _$ l4 d        “你刚才应该申报，香水要上进口税的。”
/ t7 l: [- W  a, r7 Z183. 'But it isn't perfume,' I said.
4 I8 n  A3 r: j8 S" f4 ~1 c        “不，这不是香水，”我说，
184. 'It's hair gel.' Then I added with a smile,
7 i0 s6 p/ \) W; }/ z9 j5 ^        “是发胶。”接着我脸带微笑补充说：
185. 'It's a strange mixture I make myself.'
# k0 p3 D* f- f; G/ S. X# _6 v* Q1 J' Q        “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.
) D/ q7 z( L) @( w: U9 @        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.
        海关官员拧开瓶盖，把瓶子放到鼻子底下。
, n: ^% ?. h+ W1 ?( ^189. He was greeted by an unpleasant smell which convinced him that I was telling the truth.
0 g9 B# ?' Y* L1 _- l+ R4 |        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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