新概念英语3--（一天学一篇）---课11

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2 H8 }  @. n9 O" p" Y2 K5 h% l167. Customs Officers are quite tolerant these days,
        现在的海关官员往往相当宽容。
2 y; u) v% ~! k( i- L168. but they can still stop you when you are going through the Green Channel and have nothing to declare.
# U3 Q6 g' K1 o) \        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& i' N$ ?( D& C* Y2 N- 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.
        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。
8 [; V. w7 ^% c171. When I returned from abroad recently, a particularly officious young Customs Officer clearly regarded me as a smuggler.
% Y, b7 }+ W9 p) z; p        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 ^! D' f0 y2 @( g, Y* `7 Y& `        “您有什么需要申报的吗?”他直盯着我的眼睛问。
173. 'No', I answered confidently.
        “没有。”我自信地回答说。
, L' B) i% ]1 L9 |174. Would you mind unlocking this suitcase please?
( x& A6 \7 h: s/ }! ~        “请打开这只手提箱好吗?”
175. 'Not at all,' I answered.
6 j# h; v! x  e% v9 C/ v        “好的。”我回答说。
  ^2 U8 @* z$ d% }176. The Officer went through the case with great care.
8 n* d! `. S( q9 ~7 J0 ]8 B8 `- f        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.
        所有细心包装好的东西一会儿工夫就乱成一团。
$ a# p5 x" s- v, G178. I felt sure I would never be able to close the case again.
9 S9 i4 ?! b3 q$ z* ^+ `        我相信那箱子再也关不上了。
% D3 N4 j' ~6 {4 v179. Suddenly, I saw the Officer's face light up.
- Z! j6 X6 [7 S+ P/ Z        突然，我看到官员脸上露出了得意的神色。
( s+ |, b# ~( l/ d! g6 {4 s( J( z: _5 n2 i180. He had spotted a tiny bottle at the bottom of my case and he pounced on it with delight.
& L3 R/ H; ?5 D        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，
0 c8 @5 N6 `. j3 L* O8 X182. You should have declared that. Perfume is not exempt from import duty.
. w  |! q% r/ J8 v, ]0 m: n, x        “你刚才应该申报，香水要上进口税的。”
183. 'But it isn't perfume,' I said.
* c6 _) N; \+ s8 x2 `9 E        “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：
! `) j" m6 S  }0 |185. 'It's a strange mixture I make myself.'
1 o- D3 C- _' E1 }7 u        “这是一种我自己配制的奇特的混合物。”
. S8 S& S. M0 h6 c186. As I expected, he did not believe me.
4 O. Z- F: j; S0 J        他不相信我
/ O  y7 ~  g4 Y* G187. '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。
189. He was greeted by an unpleasant smell which convinced him that I was telling the truth.
3 a; [  g% r5 z9 m        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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