新概念英语3--（一天学一篇）---课11

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课文11  无罪
0 G* a" h! e" E: w167. Customs Officers are quite tolerant these days,
( F$ \1 g$ Q% O) X; g- g; e        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.
' f- t6 j! W- y) S" h; y6 p        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。
169. 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，
2 Z; O, ~7 O- `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.
! ~1 J% z! U! A# y' V$ i7 r        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 F( o% R/ Q% G3 ]. @2 [9 ~171. 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。
) _: ^* g6 g& j! j. }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.
8 a" k- x% T$ q; ]        “没有。”我自信地回答说。
& p2 f( s2 Q. ]9 B$ H174. Would you mind unlocking this suitcase please?
6 G0 w& }; G# S$ p0 W        “请打开这只手提箱好吗?”
/ C1 ~/ T5 @! Y* ?; i! h: f  K175. 'Not at all,' I answered.
& I9 F9 y3 ], v9 o7 i        “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.
, c/ V  }; F" a) ~4 O: ~0 o        所有细心包装好的东西一会儿工夫就乱成一团。
; K* P9 q+ M# H9 \( Z178. 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。
- I% v' S9 @" E! ]) g+ [180. He had spotted a tiny bottle at the bottom of my case and he pounced on it with delight.
" b1 n0 Q$ Q$ b1 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.
; T+ S  `3 N+ v9 M( y; Z. f8 d        “香水，嗯?”他讥讽地说道，
182. 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.
( I0 K# k. ^) c, g        “不，这不是香水，”我说，
& |1 K" z& J5 l! U7 C184. 'It's hair gel.' Then I added with a smile,
        “是发胶。”接着我脸带微笑补充说：
3 C- m0 x- \9 U4 |' p; w. u4 y185. 'It's a strange mixture I make myself.'
" p8 t6 ]* ?. o/ X        “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.
) }2 k( O+ y7 y) m9 r* i' s6 s        他不相信我
187. 'Try it!' I said encouragingly.
        “你就闻一闻吧！”我催促说。
' m$ p8 ~' s+ P; G: ^, e( J188. The officer unscrewed the cap and put the bottle to his nostrils.
! S; D4 p  g* ?9 Q3 \- {        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。
% u6 [' ^$ I8 F' E' s190. 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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