新概念英语3--（一天学一篇）---课11

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课文11  无罪
8 {! K! ?( n' [& Z/ D, Z167. Customs Officers are quite tolerant these days,
7 L" @. F& k7 _        现在的海关官员往往相当宽容。
, z2 a0 \& s- [2 X168. but they can still stop you when you are going through the Green Channel and have nothing to declare.
1 {& o/ f5 L) z        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。
' U7 q! K* l3 D! ~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，
5 D/ `4 D% D# }% O' Q, 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.
) [, m0 \, r. N% Z  M) h        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。
/ \( \: V) s- c' W171. 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。
6 y3 A4 h/ t: S/ F5 `' w172. '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。
' B* [8 q4 c- ~2 B$ F173. 'No', I answered confidently.
4 f- H, Z3 h4 M        “没有。”我自信地回答说。
174. Would you mind unlocking this suitcase please?
4 ?. t; |. `4 X0 w7 ~: q        “请打开这只手提箱好吗?”
175. 'Not at all,' I answered.
% q5 ~2 H7 p4 i7 G& m        “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。
178. I felt sure I would never be able to close the case again.
: J/ |# w5 _: A  H; N4 A9 a        我相信那箱子再也关不上了。
4 s8 ?: d" f$ x- B/ S# r  ^" l179. Suddenly, I saw the Officer's face light up.
# g8 v2 y4 H/ P: L# n. k* L" {        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.
0 m) {4 |8 M* \5 Q- Q! _2 y        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.
        “香水，嗯?”他讥讽地说道，
182. You should have declared that. Perfume is not exempt from import duty.
% G' ?1 ~. {# |! U) C        “你刚才应该申报，香水要上进口税的。”
$ F! u; T, [0 g183. 'But it isn't perfume,' I said.
) U: ]% a1 o7 l& S        “不，这不是香水，”我说，
6 Y! {2 j7 e/ ]( K9 ?# P$ ?, z184. 'It's hair gel.' Then I added with a smile,
+ [( X" g+ }) Y$ C4 t- {        “是发胶。”接着我脸带微笑补充说：
6 L1 A7 B4 E8 @3 K* V' x185. 'It's a strange mixture I make myself.'
        “这是一种我自己配制的奇特的混合物。”
% \9 [  o* X2 @* n186. As I expected, he did not believe me.
) H3 y; a# a3 l$ o) O        他不相信我
187. 'Try it!' I said encouragingly.
  D2 C8 [% _! F! R6 X( T        “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。
9 S5 e( K% ~& N189. 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。
( s& v/ o! k* i: X4 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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