新概念英语3--（一天学一篇）---课11

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课文11  无罪
$ p8 y( H3 t- F( {/ q; X167. Customs Officers are quite tolerant these days,
. O0 {& O- c% C4 e! U2 G        现在的海关官员往往相当宽容。
% N' L" S" O/ B* V3 m168. 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。
8 |# F  `7 ?( d* w169. 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，
. u+ G' h* ?4 V0 F: Q5 R% g1 B1 p170. 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。
5 u" t8 p6 p: R6 ^& g171. 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.
        “您有什么需要申报的吗?”他直盯着我的眼睛问。
173. 'No', I answered confidently.
, f7 `2 `/ ^2 Z" E( m$ ~        “没有。”我自信地回答说。
! R7 p6 T2 R  [& Z: U* o: y174. Would you mind unlocking this suitcase please?
4 P' M7 T. a$ p# \& c& X3 |        “请打开这只手提箱好吗?”
" C& @3 b# T7 J( ^& H( F175. 'Not at all,' I answered.
        “好的。”我回答说。
176. The Officer went through the case with great care.
4 ~: P( F9 e  f9 k. }        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。
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。
179. Suddenly, I saw the Officer's face light up.
8 e. p$ G: x& G+ r! U        突然，我看到官员脸上露出了得意的神色。
/ V7 ~5 R$ N% S/ r180. He had spotted a tiny bottle at the bottom of my case and he pounced on it with delight.
3 c2 r8 n' Z* |& ~        他在我的箱底发现了一只小瓶，高兴地一把抓了起来。
+ p1 B- e+ t. R! n) f181. 'Perfume, eh?' he asked sarcastically.
! l2 \- {% n0 }2 W. v. k4 z; p        “香水，嗯?”他讥讽地说道，
182. You should have declared that. Perfume is not exempt from import duty.
* H( k, Z' c" l0 q. h" Z        “你刚才应该申报，香水要上进口税的。”
3 _# \  W  y7 U7 a# o7 l183. 'But it isn't perfume,' I said.
        “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：
" t% j( H4 u+ s185. 'It's a strange mixture I make myself.'
        “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.
( Z! n- d# n, p" C- I3 X        他不相信我
. r2 R1 M) _0 B( c187. 'Try it!' I said encouragingly.
2 h4 E: D* G, s) }6 [0 W        “你就闻一闻吧！”我催促说。
188. The officer unscrewed the cap and put the bottle to his nostrils.
% F+ L3 @1 R$ Q5 {; \        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.
! G5 ~1 y: ~: S  z8 Z        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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