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167. Customs Officers are quite tolerant these days,9 l. H- G3 [9 v% p/ O5 G
现在的海关官员往往相当宽容。8 ^# d2 N K* {8 L4 Y( ?1 q
168. but they can still stop you when you are going through the Green Channel and have nothing to declare.
4 o$ d1 g3 ^9 T1 b' j 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。
6 L2 J8 G/ Z9 E, C: D! ?169. Even really honest people are often made to feel guilty.6 _7 {. K2 _' X$ v
甚至是最诚实的人也常弄得觉得有罪似的,
2 X( L' k( V6 c3 a) G E170. 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.
& {; s* W- W) c+ b' T% N: m9 l 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。6 }6 s9 O! w3 o* `6 K1 b1 y" T
171. When I returned from abroad recently, a particularly officious young Customs Officer clearly regarded me as a smuggler.( g- D+ q& f2 g- S( V/ u
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。
" M% a1 D2 K2 D+ ?+ A172. 'Have you anything to declare?' he asked, looking me in the eye.$ q" r8 B# l& Q9 S. Z
“您有什么需要申报的吗?”他直盯着我的眼睛问。
# R' I2 P2 H- a7 H* D8 R2 b& p @173. 'No', I answered confidently.+ k, G- i T" {* s$ `
“没有。”我自信地回答说。
% e5 s) B3 ^# o174. Would you mind unlocking this suitcase please?
: K$ Z/ }# v$ C6 F “请打开这只手提箱好吗?”! m, V# b( x- U! P
175. 'Not at all,' I answered.
: p" i9 \. i# Q- ]: \1 R( y9 s “好的。”我回答说。
1 K% a% L& t3 q* Q( m176. The Officer went through the case with great care.# k6 g% O& u0 w q& Q
那位官员十分仔细地把箱子检查了一遍。" E. T, S, w: h' P0 N
177. All the things I had packed so carefully were soon in a dreadful mess.
- I( O: g: W$ v7 j7 u 所有细心包装好的东西一会儿工夫就乱成一团。
8 i1 i, Z$ w ]! J% ~* M9 i7 I5 w178. I felt sure I would never be able to close the case again.
9 e' |! Q- h0 f7 L/ `5 i+ U 我相信那箱子再也关不上了。
7 t# V3 j! b* \) B/ y& z2 ^179. Suddenly, I saw the Officer's face light up.5 H8 s6 \3 ]& g8 r
突然,我看到官员脸上露出了得意的神色。
* z5 N6 F& b% V( a180. He had spotted a tiny bottle at the bottom of my case and he pounced on it with delight.! h2 s- K# F) }
他在我的箱底发现了一只小瓶,高兴地一把抓了起来。4 B2 v- q) Z' ^- d) t
181. 'Perfume, eh?' he asked sarcastically." F: H A% G/ d( f
“香水,嗯?”他讥讽地说道,3 S0 b& E! W# t2 k: V" c5 |
182. You should have declared that. Perfume is not exempt from import duty.
5 L1 R" _: B9 P; b9 G; ?; V “你刚才应该申报,香水要上进口税的。”1 \: W$ c+ a* b* ~9 P
183. 'But it isn't perfume,' I said.
7 L& p O& Y3 G( h; ^ “不,这不是香水,”我说,
3 G2 L; Q4 j$ I* j, G( D! q184. 'It's hair gel.' Then I added with a smile,
, o' i) a# D4 ?: Y “是发胶。”接着我脸带微笑补充说:
& d. b' `5 w0 e h* D i185. 'It's a strange mixture I make myself.'
8 f0 x$ E2 f7 U* O+ \ “这是一种我自己配制的奇特的混合物。”
+ E- g( I) O! {% w186. As I expected, he did not believe me.6 A; G6 K! i. o5 F
他不相信我- `- W. _. N" Y$ m5 H3 o
187. 'Try it!' I said encouragingly.
/ C! ]0 Q0 b. x$ g3 o7 ~9 s “你就闻一闻吧!”我催促说。' f1 l$ {# w( A3 c5 D# l- Q
188. The officer unscrewed the cap and put the bottle to his nostrils.# D# B4 N5 t/ Y) m% I$ a: `7 ]" i
海关官员拧开瓶盖,把瓶子放到鼻子底下。
) ~# X' R! X4 b% y$ z' V189. He was greeted by an unpleasant smell which convinced him that I was telling the truth.
( I! ?0 I9 }0 C9 x7 I" |& ^+ W 一股怪味袭来,使他相信了我说的真话。
$ a$ Y; e1 ~3 r; P. w190. A few minutes later, I was able to hurry away with precious chalk marks on my baggage.3 ?$ x8 m6 `" c$ l. e
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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