新概念英语3--（一天学一篇）---课11

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课文11  无罪
* V- l! F' [& O2 q9 U167. Customs Officers are quite tolerant these days,
7 J! I! x/ m# N" r, G6 \. V7 L        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.
( c( ~/ N# c% d, X# S5 S4 b9 m        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。
$ I5 {3 M9 @+ F# a1 v7 }6 c169. Even really honest people are often made to feel guilty.
( V5 }- n0 `7 ?+ Q/ d" g: Z        甚至是最诚实的人也常弄得觉得有罪似的，
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.
        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.
4 u6 E: d: |; D" H# C        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.
        “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?
        “请打开这只手提箱好吗?”
175. 'Not at all,' I answered.
        “好的。”我回答说。
9 a: }" \2 G  }2 I; {& `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.
        我相信那箱子再也关不上了。
# N$ h) ^- ~. f% g. W179. 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.
! S9 p4 f) e$ }: A+ M6 |8 t        他在我的箱底发现了一只小瓶，高兴地一把抓了起来。
( w/ B* B2 K7 k3 I! C1 r7 Z% D181. 'Perfume, eh?' he asked sarcastically.
        “香水，嗯?”他讥讽地说道，
. n5 M8 ?7 J" f* d182. 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。”
8 z+ w% t8 a, M183. 'But it isn't perfume,' I said.
4 G. M* t2 @' Y" q6 a/ g% N: A        “不，这不是香水，”我说，
184. 'It's hair gel.' Then I added with a smile,
1 q6 V1 L, U1 {  L- l8 _1 P, z4 ^        “是发胶。”接着我脸带微笑补充说：
185. 'It's a strange mixture I make myself.'
! q- a6 ^: F; a% r$ n        “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.
9 p1 y" S* h: G5 w) ]        他不相信我
4 j. [, G# y( H* b187. 'Try it!' I said encouragingly.
$ n$ O% k. t2 p' i9 K        “你就闻一闻吧！”我催促说。
. p7 t0 f' N1 W" l0 ]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。
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。
190. A few minutes later, I was able to hurry away with precious chalk marks on my baggage.
% j/ X2 Z4 {2 y0 y; A8 i        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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