新概念英语3--（一天学一篇）---课11

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167. Customs Officers are quite tolerant these days,
        现在的海关官员往往相当宽容。
1 V  |( z5 |. z* h+ b: v168. 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。
; F% H$ O2 P0 r( [) b169. Even really honest people are often made to feel guilty.
: F$ r+ Y2 g2 n, |/ f2 r2 I        甚至是最诚实的人也常弄得觉得有罪似的，
9 Q" O6 J2 ^! I2 R! K* m8 C170. 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.
5 o5 _- n2 D* S" W) \/ W        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.
+ m# x5 k6 a+ @- [+ N! o        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.
  C; b  j$ e2 @! m0 Q2 j+ q        “您有什么需要申报的吗?”他直盯着我的眼睛问。
" M+ R( y9 l" r173. 'No', I answered confidently.
9 h5 p1 [; Y4 w( v        “没有。”我自信地回答说。
174. Would you mind unlocking this suitcase please?
# |1 T7 O8 o& @        “请打开这只手提箱好吗?”
175. 'Not at all,' I answered.
; t! b: h4 M$ K, y  K" M7 n        “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。
( C* X, Y# \3 ]* ?9 V1 f+ m& M+ ~0 a178. I felt sure I would never be able to close the case again.
6 a: F" V/ K- O2 ]7 m" T        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。
180. He had spotted a tiny bottle at the bottom of my case and he pounced on it with delight.
        他在我的箱底发现了一只小瓶，高兴地一把抓了起来。
9 U$ k. a! n$ p& a181. 'Perfume, eh?' he asked sarcastically.
        “香水，嗯?”他讥讽地说道，
; s, Y3 F, q- l0 G182. 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。”
* w0 g; o5 \# b6 g0 F183. 'But it isn't perfume,' I said.
; Y3 k, o  a. i# E5 [7 \7 N        “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：
6 [" ~% }3 r- A$ W185. 'It's a strange mixture I make myself.'
4 d/ G" j, \$ B. k        “这是一种我自己配制的奇特的混合物。”
* ?- x* u' @. Z  A# }, Q186. As I expected, he did not believe me.
5 W* E) p- K& b4 d7 s. T  P        他不相信我
6 D' \- Q- ^, @9 B187. 'Try it!' I said encouragingly.
1 i. B* @5 y9 J  A$ U        “你就闻一闻吧！”我催促说。
188. The officer unscrewed the cap and put the bottle to his nostrils.
6 w% u% X" K) ]: w1 m0 e+ {& V        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.
. M$ Z3 a+ L6 N' o' v  T        一股怪味袭来，使他相信了我说的真话。
. Y! w2 Y  {9 Z( o$ M1 X! I$ {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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