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课文11 无罪
) G* V1 q3 N$ {# r167. Customs Officers are quite tolerant these days,3 }2 P" D% ?& ^3 _/ u, b
现在的海关官员往往相当宽容。
% Y5 P' I4 A+ J168. but they can still stop you when you are going through the Green Channel and have nothing to declare.- ]2 k, S& U% p6 O H& g7 p
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。
2 _7 N- f9 `3 v+ j169. Even really honest people are often made to feel guilty.! u. I$ Q% c4 z+ O( k
甚至是最诚实的人也常弄得觉得有罪似的,
' H& E- e- t& k* X# }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.0 ]* b9 V8 H( u# u
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。" c( B8 e2 I2 k2 r' ]1 @& u
171. When I returned from abroad recently, a particularly officious young Customs Officer clearly regarded me as a smuggler. T4 c; E9 c& x
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。
# m& Y6 }4 [' y: q# Z. X172. 'Have you anything to declare?' he asked, looking me in the eye.* x- B/ o4 g/ h* F6 R! n
“您有什么需要申报的吗?”他直盯着我的眼睛问。) y. v: X2 ?" {
173. 'No', I answered confidently.( V/ ^, O6 D( x% m3 o) c& l
“没有。”我自信地回答说。
( {: Y( X1 \! D" |174. Would you mind unlocking this suitcase please?
% u4 m. l1 ~, o6 ~ “请打开这只手提箱好吗?”9 z; p* F5 H4 ?0 q/ j
175. 'Not at all,' I answered./ d/ u$ g+ j8 I
“好的。”我回答说。8 N5 Y& F' B1 H! @; o
176. The Officer went through the case with great care.) z( j2 v% |- q' [. v! B4 x
那位官员十分仔细地把箱子检查了一遍。0 k d8 U) m* ]3 M- g; M
177. All the things I had packed so carefully were soon in a dreadful mess.0 u5 l( o( }0 \6 k$ g! a9 x
所有细心包装好的东西一会儿工夫就乱成一团。
. d. S* N9 `( L) @- P6 r178. I felt sure I would never be able to close the case again.
' N* ?6 p ], R- R! u+ ?7 q4 x 我相信那箱子再也关不上了。; R1 |+ k, k9 X8 P2 @6 ^
179. Suddenly, I saw the Officer's face light up., Z. e6 D! }8 N
突然,我看到官员脸上露出了得意的神色。
8 _% B. d+ |- m) n# m180. He had spotted a tiny bottle at the bottom of my case and he pounced on it with delight.* Z: ~4 Y; M) m/ Z, C0 A
他在我的箱底发现了一只小瓶,高兴地一把抓了起来。, f. E. m/ p* x$ L; M2 ~
181. 'Perfume, eh?' he asked sarcastically.1 u3 J8 O( q& z/ Y0 `8 \5 [
“香水,嗯?”他讥讽地说道,- m3 S( \; M# G, |4 Q3 c9 u
182. You should have declared that. Perfume is not exempt from import duty.
2 r. n4 m. m9 [* j2 Y5 `$ z8 c9 I$ x( q “你刚才应该申报,香水要上进口税的。”" _6 o+ Q' r* U+ s+ p
183. 'But it isn't perfume,' I said.# S" D; g/ E w1 Y% }
“不,这不是香水,”我说,
/ u7 |% x/ m# P$ ~184. 'It's hair gel.' Then I added with a smile,
& P9 ]5 l+ [! x “是发胶。”接着我脸带微笑补充说:
* Z6 ?- Z. j6 [& I1 r' ]185. 'It's a strange mixture I make myself.'
% ^% q/ K5 W" G; t: U: t9 L! x' l “这是一种我自己配制的奇特的混合物。”5 }3 C2 u: R( }
186. As I expected, he did not believe me.; L/ t! y0 q# Y8 f
他不相信我- o7 h; _' ?& q6 ?" i* n- n F) N3 j
187. 'Try it!' I said encouragingly.
' l) L9 ?$ {/ m3 R5 G “你就闻一闻吧!”我催促说。
- y, h: B: @, E188. The officer unscrewed the cap and put the bottle to his nostrils.( |2 D, v2 w8 J* t
海关官员拧开瓶盖,把瓶子放到鼻子底下。
9 J$ d# G7 x$ Q) D2 f- a8 |. L* g8 u189. He was greeted by an unpleasant smell which convinced him that I was telling the truth.
4 q! S) ?7 g4 @0 K( N; a5 u 一股怪味袭来,使他相信了我说的真话。
) {9 @5 P( Q4 ^! X7 I( L190. A few minutes later, I was able to hurry away with precious chalk marks on my baggage.' w; v E# m6 D9 }( A1 ?+ S
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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