新概念英语3--（一天学一篇）---课11

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课文11  无罪
167. Customs Officers are quite tolerant these days,
' p- o7 Z! o! r, b7 z        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。
& O3 {7 d  B2 Y# P169. 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，
& F- I; ^/ E$ W% z8 {" N170. 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.
$ ^3 i0 ?3 w* B* P) j        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。
171. When I returned from abroad recently, a particularly officious young Customs Officer clearly regarded me as a smuggler.
6 y6 r; r( L2 h4 I        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。
7 _' |0 ]6 _4 s4 c+ O, \/ p# b8 C172. '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。
0 |# @8 R- z4 e) t174. Would you mind unlocking this suitcase please?
        “请打开这只手提箱好吗?”
- L: d; ?: S$ ?4 i2 z175. 'Not at all,' I answered.
' @3 Q8 _# t1 R, J- w        “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。
& p, _6 l' v8 |: p" s% F& J  @- `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。
  W, b1 n4 R) x, b+ z178. I felt sure I would never be able to close the case again.
4 [2 }# G& f" B+ h) Z        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。
180. He had spotted a tiny bottle at the bottom of my case and he pounced on it with delight.
! G" F$ S' S* t. R0 I8 U        他在我的箱底发现了一只小瓶，高兴地一把抓了起来。
& i3 V( }/ K1 V' j  f3 I  q181. '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.
        “你刚才应该申报，香水要上进口税的。”
$ B7 [2 @  y& o2 h# ^$ U183. 'But it isn't perfume,' I said.
        “不，这不是香水，”我说，
184. 'It's hair gel.' Then I added with a smile,
2 l6 U& h" C5 X# b" A& G        “是发胶。”接着我脸带微笑补充说：
0 M" t2 ]  T8 H" q  |! h185. 'It's a strange mixture I make myself.'
, y" d, ~+ C9 ?+ o4 V# J/ H8 }        “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.
1 f1 `. |* K1 T, M# z        他不相信我
: D& j" o$ b  ]/ k' x' O187. 'Try it!' I said encouragingly.
' G/ Q. E4 |& c" Y1 b        “你就闻一闻吧！”我催促说。
0 U% i, `2 ~/ h  V: B188. The officer unscrewed the cap and put the bottle to his nostrils.
& H1 \: z" h% g2 F/ K        海关官员拧开瓶盖，把瓶子放到鼻子底下。
6 q1 s! s* o; Y  e) @189. He was greeted by an unpleasant smell which convinced him that I was telling the truth.
* b1 t0 m$ T; X3 S7 b/ N( T$ k* v. N        一股怪味袭来，使他相信了我说的真话。
1 f: {( R0 l" a) X( _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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