新概念英语3--（一天学一篇）---课11

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课文11  无罪
, T# N4 j# k7 X167. Customs Officers are quite tolerant these days,
        现在的海关官员往往相当宽容。
7 G0 W0 ~3 g& Z) j7 J& m168. but they can still stop you when you are going through the Green Channel and have nothing to declare.
) P/ Z1 e+ u7 p2 E' V( A        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。
1 ?/ R; ^$ W( k4 y; v169. Even really honest people are often made to feel guilty.
! a3 F7 c: r; N/ Y! H        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.
) T8 T# I  v" b4 P9 O- V$ C        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。
" a- S1 |6 i* m6 D, K171. 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.
7 o" L2 Y/ `  U2 R. d9 D        “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。
, m/ E, B5 D/ L$ b- _7 f2 V174. Would you mind unlocking this suitcase please?
        “请打开这只手提箱好吗?”
175. 'Not at all,' I answered.
; s+ C- H4 u5 _( w1 ^- q: j        “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。
" T. G  {9 t8 X4 ^4 f177. 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。
178. 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。
4 x$ I) m/ `" M3 O* h179. Suddenly, I saw the Officer's face light up.
) t; Z* G3 h8 ^$ F$ ~/ K- ^" N        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。
& ^3 I- L+ z& `3 ]9 X181. 'Perfume, eh?' he asked sarcastically.
        “香水，嗯?”他讥讽地说道，
. E/ f+ d9 t* @( I3 z; k" S& u( K' s182. 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.
& Q# C1 Y( L( t6 F0 i2 q        “不，这不是香水，”我说，
# ?! f2 ~; v% U) w184. 'It's hair gel.' Then I added with a smile,
  b3 U% H; K! {4 m4 L$ s        “是发胶。”接着我脸带微笑补充说：
7 H2 t' j9 U. k+ z, G  `185. 'It's a strange mixture I make myself.'
& x' k+ R& s' \        “这是一种我自己配制的奇特的混合物。”
$ X2 j& l0 `* E186. As I expected, he did not believe me.
        他不相信我
187. 'Try it!' I said encouragingly.
" O7 \5 Z: j% Y8 |$ E4 F- k        “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.
        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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