新概念英语3--（一天学一篇）---课11

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! Q4 ~6 U) @5 [* }! t167. Customs Officers are quite tolerant these days,
        现在的海关官员往往相当宽容。
5 O4 O" v7 J, q7 W8 o168. 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。
$ D- a$ }* i# j169. 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，
9 {/ N. N$ o3 d6 A' H/ Q170. 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。
7 q% P4 `4 y5 f; o171. 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。
2 ]# T$ e8 w+ O- x! Q0 Y172. '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.
        “没有。”我自信地回答说。
/ ^" Z; i) T4 x/ j& `7 t. M6 K0 v174. Would you mind unlocking this suitcase please?
        “请打开这只手提箱好吗?”
0 ]$ B- c3 i% H. ^" Y- U: Q% `* @175. 'Not at all,' I answered.
0 K* p6 a! |+ `        “好的。”我回答说。
8 B, i( o2 h' s. `8 N, S176. 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。
# w1 t8 P6 Y7 T5 M177. All the things I had packed so carefully were soon in a dreadful mess.
+ N# T$ ^6 X/ Y4 X! f        所有细心包装好的东西一会儿工夫就乱成一团。
. X1 w, W# N' t$ a178. I felt sure I would never be able to close the case again.
2 m: H) w* ~4 ]: \        我相信那箱子再也关不上了。
6 x' _. h- T) M179. 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.
9 j$ i% A8 V2 m        他在我的箱底发现了一只小瓶，高兴地一把抓了起来。
181. 'Perfume, eh?' he asked sarcastically.
. X4 j% P% V# Q- A- m- C  @$ J) Z" G        “香水，嗯?”他讥讽地说道，
' D4 B2 o% O1 Q. y8 w- U182. 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。”
% s. e( Y- Q6 a6 {3 S: A8 D- k183. 'But it isn't perfume,' I said.
0 _  S; t% H. M' S3 L8 }  {+ O8 J. G        “不，这不是香水，”我说，
3 D# P$ @% b# u# c2 l; q/ ]1 {' N184. 'It's hair gel.' Then I added with a smile,
- z5 m7 f2 c8 V2 \& |        “是发胶。”接着我脸带微笑补充说：
) f- ]0 B1 H, i4 J# o' h  u# y185. 'It's a strange mixture I make myself.'
        “这是一种我自己配制的奇特的混合物。”
0 C" u* V- t3 _186. As I expected, he did not believe me.
% y& F) z: W9 H: V; r) M5 J( q' }' M        他不相信我
187. 'Try it!' I said encouragingly.
        “你就闻一闻吧！”我催促说。
188. The officer unscrewed the cap and put the bottle to his nostrils.
# }$ h+ J4 B! Z1 A5 w- r: Z        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.
3 S* m# Z; o6 D8 P0 x8 u# C        一股怪味袭来，使他相信了我说的真话。
  i7 b% p: y( b, f; [0 G+ i190. 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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