新概念英语3--（一天学一篇）---课11

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课文11  无罪
' _# B7 M2 W, F( i167. Customs Officers are quite tolerant these days,
) f* \6 }# Z' H& r        现在的海关官员往往相当宽容。
7 y$ J  S3 S! c9 b0 I9 t168. but they can still stop you when you are going through the Green Channel and have nothing to declare.
7 N9 J* H6 \& O/ d" h& B        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.
4 _! q+ l# K( k1 R; D. ?' [        甚至是最诚实的人也常弄得觉得有罪似的，
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.
1 V) j& o9 Z" X- S: l5 R        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。
6 b' }! W  ^( H* U172. 'Have you anything to declare?' he asked, looking me in the eye.
4 V$ c% w' _3 w        “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。
174. Would you mind unlocking this suitcase please?
        “请打开这只手提箱好吗?”
175. 'Not at all,' I answered.
$ T5 X' b, ?/ L- f3 j9 w        “好的。”我回答说。
$ t- X: w% R. R+ b/ r( _  H176. The Officer went through the case with great care.
( l! m" k6 l$ j, L3 y" o6 p        那位官员十分仔细地把箱子检查了一遍。
# v; Q' Z( i- Z% P177. 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。
4 s- M) N! R; r6 |/ l178. 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。
0 B, t: a2 \6 _( ]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.
8 K* R  v# z8 l7 k        他在我的箱底发现了一只小瓶，高兴地一把抓了起来。
, s6 `+ }$ ?# I& Y, D  L181. 'Perfume, eh?' he asked sarcastically.
9 v, j  B/ S7 A; H        “香水，嗯?”他讥讽地说道，
) ^0 L* w( t1 s  h182. You should have declared that. Perfume is not exempt from import duty.
: d: D- u+ N8 ?: j        “你刚才应该申报，香水要上进口税的。”
183. 'But it isn't perfume,' I said.
. _+ B: H# j% @( 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：
% ~% e& }3 e( [4 k185. 'It's a strange mixture I make myself.'
        “这是一种我自己配制的奇特的混合物。”
/ M" G4 k6 ]  e; p7 j4 ^186. As I expected, he did not believe me.
& w- ~# P# M, M* `        他不相信我
187. 'Try it!' I said encouragingly.
6 b* P' y; x* E% h9 c8 p$ A        “你就闻一闻吧！”我催促说。
2 S0 a" S8 o5 D4 B) F- b# u188. The officer unscrewed the cap and put the bottle to his nostrils.
( m  ^5 e" }% @0 k* s% |        海关官员拧开瓶盖，把瓶子放到鼻子底下。
2 i# ?7 m) D( r. l2 M4 K. h6 Z: v, m189. He was greeted by an unpleasant smell which convinced him that I was telling the truth.
        一股怪味袭来，使他相信了我说的真话。
$ R- h- V/ D, b* @$ q# f. R190. 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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