新概念英语3--（一天学一篇）---课11

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2 c7 N: ~  {" J5 u* P6 e3 e0 H167. Customs Officers are quite tolerant these days,
        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.
        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。
; i" M+ j; [( t169. 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，
0 D& J/ G" P$ I. b170. 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.
# F0 u. \5 l" l4 F' @% D3 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。
$ Y' c$ |& f) `( X5 R171. 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.
, w2 h" _, A( Z7 {# w* g        “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。
174. Would you mind unlocking this suitcase please?
, `" O. y' a+ T9 p        “请打开这只手提箱好吗?”
* [- E& `' J' W& d# m175. 'Not at all,' I answered.
        “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。
5 K$ x6 T" V: P1 G. ~9 J178. 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。
  o7 ^5 ], w, ]179. Suddenly, I saw the Officer's face light up.
; e6 u* Z8 L8 Z2 H        突然，我看到官员脸上露出了得意的神色。
: w" n, v* U+ C" x180. 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。
; t' L; U- M1 x' }( O) @181. 'Perfume, eh?' he asked sarcastically.
8 y- `, ?) Z9 h, x        “香水，嗯?”他讥讽地说道，
" X1 d' I) y) n& {1 [' b% a' [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。”
4 B) Q" Y5 T/ h5 ^' p( M' u& Q183. 'But it isn't perfume,' I said.
6 N) P" U# ^# M2 L        “不，这不是香水，”我说，
' V" R# p3 T/ h3 B) `$ M) F1 o7 _184. 'It's hair gel.' Then I added with a smile,
        “是发胶。”接着我脸带微笑补充说：
185. 'It's a strange mixture I make myself.'
* K6 E  L$ C  g0 E$ f        “这是一种我自己配制的奇特的混合物。”
1 U0 A# r) @; m; \/ I3 M' O' d186. As I expected, he did not believe me.
        他不相信我
187. 'Try it!' I said encouragingly.
        “你就闻一闻吧！”我催促说。
" K" |4 B7 S! o, K( ~188. The officer unscrewed the cap and put the bottle to his nostrils.
# K7 h; V' \+ l+ m! y        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.
  e. B, L" [" k1 R        一股怪味袭来，使他相信了我说的真话。
% U, P. ]0 u+ d- f2 ~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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