新概念英语3--（一天学一篇）---课11

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课文11  无罪
167. Customs Officers are quite tolerant these days,
1 c4 M1 ]7 o0 Y' S        现在的海关官员往往相当宽容。
168. 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。
& [' J( N7 {- u  P169. Even really honest people are often made to feel guilty.
9 N  ^7 P! o3 H$ E; r        甚至是最诚实的人也常弄得觉得有罪似的，
+ v- d8 j3 @( o$ E4 C" o! q+ X170. 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。
$ L5 n# }8 g2 k, `* h+ M171. When I returned from abroad recently, a particularly officious young Customs Officer clearly regarded me as a smuggler.
* T% o/ a" O$ F4 D8 _6 [        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.
        “您有什么需要申报的吗?”他直盯着我的眼睛问。
' g3 _3 Y; _8 x7 k/ a8 a173. 'No', I answered confidently.
        “没有。”我自信地回答说。
+ a1 h- D7 o! |" k2 V# X* f174. Would you mind unlocking this suitcase please?
        “请打开这只手提箱好吗?”
) v. D! o0 a/ T7 z/ ~% `  f175. 'Not at all,' I answered.
        “好的。”我回答说。
176. The Officer went through the case with great care.
% W0 V- e6 M* ?7 f: o        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。
6 ^; [: [8 g2 u" x- U# x178. 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。
+ d$ [$ n. D: S' s  S8 S6 S9 B180. He had spotted a tiny bottle at the bottom of my case and he pounced on it with delight.
, O8 `3 j: n- g/ ]( d$ h1 C- n, I        他在我的箱底发现了一只小瓶，高兴地一把抓了起来。
7 A( r$ p" l5 U! Z; H+ ]181. 'Perfume, eh?' he asked sarcastically.
        “香水，嗯?”他讥讽地说道，
; c4 H9 @& T: j) ]1 Y182. 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。”
' `% b  u" ?- ~% U. D0 R183. 'But it isn't perfume,' I said.
1 h' a! D+ V8 R$ u        “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：
% \+ ^+ ~- Q7 ?( c5 o185. 'It's a strange mixture I make myself.'
( A! S$ r1 i# z) T0 d$ B        “这是一种我自己配制的奇特的混合物。”
; J% t% J9 H  _4 B+ c; _186. As I expected, he did not believe me.
        他不相信我
+ L( L  R3 _9 x187. 'Try it!' I said encouragingly.
4 U! {2 K0 T8 o( o8 u. b+ A) i+ r        “你就闻一闻吧！”我催促说。
188. The officer unscrewed the cap and put the bottle to his nostrils.
* @9 e. M0 Z7 l+ ^% H        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.
        一股怪味袭来，使他相信了我说的真话。
2 A# c$ L" |& X8 V! x! L0 h190. 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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