新概念英语3--（一天学一篇）---课11

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( _8 D5 k$ f+ w7 \7 J5 y167. Customs Officers are quite tolerant these days,
" J5 s: j7 \% ~0 h5 z        现在的海关官员往往相当宽容。
. ?: [; D* ^( F7 M8 F6 T- x6 q5 Y168. 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。
- }- {2 T, n4 V' X5 W# ~5 \# D% k5 A169. 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，
/ J2 a/ o/ V: w170. 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。
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。
172. 'Have you anything to declare?' he asked, looking me in the eye.
) }5 {: ]* p/ y, X9 f/ V        “您有什么需要申报的吗?”他直盯着我的眼睛问。
$ H( K9 t# v3 u4 w! [% }/ m173. 'No', I answered confidently.
, O$ y# m1 S- G/ J3 q        “没有。”我自信地回答说。
9 D4 M' C( l' g& @( w174. Would you mind unlocking this suitcase please?
3 |5 P2 h" b. ]$ D( A, Y/ P        “请打开这只手提箱好吗?”
3 \* _2 o; y; E/ d# `. h! B175. 'Not at all,' I answered.
7 I5 A# V! ^/ @' Y- o7 d        “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。
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。
3 Y2 }. J0 K7 w/ E* h+ S# Z3 Y178. 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。
# f) A# H0 |+ y* P179. Suddenly, I saw the Officer's face light up.
" y2 b# z7 o! v9 V2 j) K        突然，我看到官员脸上露出了得意的神色。
4 R! W8 S" j4 ^" ~; K3 h, v180. He had spotted a tiny bottle at the bottom of my case and he pounced on it with delight.
8 }1 [" h; Q/ k3 d' z+ p        他在我的箱底发现了一只小瓶，高兴地一把抓了起来。
( g% v* S5 K1 [; d1 Y0 v% j181. 'Perfume, eh?' he asked sarcastically.
  ~: [9 ~+ N9 Q/ z9 v2 x9 a0 }        “香水，嗯?”他讥讽地说道，
# \. j* Z: F3 h3 ]3 _0 f& p182. 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.
# a; m% D. U7 y' {* a/ W2 @        “不，这不是香水，”我说，
4 x0 m4 |% i+ Q* M1 u- V# x1 V184. 'It's hair gel.' Then I added with a smile,
' ^7 Z- j8 ]! T+ {7 h) Z2 p7 i        “是发胶。”接着我脸带微笑补充说：
# X; ?; G7 c3 X5 A6 b- z& V$ X8 P185. 'It's a strange mixture I make myself.'
# z0 C1 p+ r. d/ S& p1 k        “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.
, I  W+ z. s4 [- }$ q        他不相信我
) n$ b3 u3 |" N* {0 T; R8 G5 Y187. 'Try it!' I said encouragingly.
( J- J% G. A9 \* w# y0 _: H1 U3 q/ ]/ a        “你就闻一闻吧！”我催促说。
4 Z& y2 R, |0 X$ E  O188. The officer unscrewed the cap and put the bottle to his nostrils.
2 t% Q' A  s, w* ~        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.
6 j* V, h/ ]3 I* F. \        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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