新概念英语3--（一天学一篇）---课11

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$ d0 m' H2 [$ O. ~# a" c* u) p5 g1 k2 g167. Customs Officers are quite tolerant these days,
        现在的海关官员往往相当宽容。
' d( u" F, A2 r$ C" K6 A% A168. but they can still stop you when you are going through the Green Channel and have nothing to declare.
: P2 n; {" S( _1 R1 H; S! A        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。
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，
! p; D# d; L" Q/ n. M7 O  z170. 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.
: P- F, {1 c) X        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。
4 z! X  T6 _1 N1 b172. '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。
8 T( ~  f) ]+ p173. 'No', I answered confidently.
        “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?”
4 t1 ?, l) _, W/ h4 ]: v175. 'Not at all,' I answered.
# X/ O" R( U2 p1 F/ {        “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。
' Y/ U9 ]) T' x! e3 _177. 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。
; W, q: z0 t, X% J178. 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。
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。
1 T9 p; `* m* b' h. D5 X181. 'Perfume, eh?' he asked sarcastically.
1 ^5 I2 `' N# z3 g9 H        “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.
3 d: w4 w  K& U3 t        “不，这不是香水，”我说，
* y3 j5 v, j! q; \; g9 K) V184. 'It's hair gel.' Then I added with a smile,
        “是发胶。”接着我脸带微笑补充说：
* V7 X9 O  @0 V, z4 S4 x5 v- Q185. 'It's a strange mixture I make myself.'
        “这是一种我自己配制的奇特的混合物。”
, x9 w& i/ |/ `' ^186. As I expected, he did not believe me.
        他不相信我
' V; O1 Q. {* ]) n9 ?( v187. 'Try it!' I said encouragingly.
        “你就闻一闻吧！”我催促说。
$ M8 ]2 \4 h" N( A% C( F& i; g188. 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.
3 O: G7 |; S& A$ Q; i        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.
' d& D2 e2 r" i# V. b; w! 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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