新概念英语3--（一天学一篇）---课11

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课文11  无罪
- U" h. E" y# U, E& |167. Customs Officers are quite tolerant these days,
* u4 c/ U. R% z9 A& p  r        现在的海关官员往往相当宽容。
- z# V9 Q% v2 B9 L3 I; L+ Q168. but they can still stop you when you are going through the Green Channel and have nothing to declare.
$ S# F) B; V2 r& Q! x; G$ B        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。
3 S" |4 n4 E8 Z# d: B$ v* K# F169. Even really honest people are often made to feel guilty.
" Q" U* j# [; I3 N: v, H( d        甚至是最诚实的人也常弄得觉得有罪似的，
5 J# ]" R' B: ]! b  |8 o7 y' E: Q170. 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。
1 w" ^- F1 N! L5 _1 Z171. 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.
- r: _0 K% M5 v0 @# d) l        “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.
8 Z& c( o5 V8 q9 j. ?        “好的。”我回答说。
! ]0 m( I9 j" p176. 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。
5 f5 v+ T4 ]' e9 R/ W+ g5 ]177. All the things I had packed so carefully were soon in a dreadful mess.
' W) e' N' b4 I8 A        所有细心包装好的东西一会儿工夫就乱成一团。
3 a3 B" x/ U  y' R178. 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。
4 g# a' U4 f. x179. 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。
% D- s1 M5 O  M  V4 a3 `( @/ N180. He had spotted a tiny bottle at the bottom of my case and he pounced on it with delight.
! m: h" ~, I6 s1 U9 B' @" o# T$ B        他在我的箱底发现了一只小瓶，高兴地一把抓了起来。
0 V! y# K8 B' \181. 'Perfume, eh?' he asked sarcastically.
+ I: g% f! d3 U* H! c1 y- w        “香水，嗯?”他讥讽地说道，
( q' v$ ^( r; ~! |5 L( Y182. 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。”
183. 'But it isn't perfume,' I said.
3 O0 w  Y: Q9 X1 Z* ~6 c        “不，这不是香水，”我说，
. q# X( T* r. \" x& a% N$ u184. '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.'
% q8 S; c8 O2 v( |- [4 |        “这是一种我自己配制的奇特的混合物。”
- ]: y$ T; e/ V9 S  x! K: [* H186. As I expected, he did not believe me.
. b5 B5 J- P3 o! R' ^        他不相信我
187. 'Try it!' I said encouragingly.
- F1 R. W2 \. G, J8 h        “你就闻一闻吧！”我催促说。
! }7 `. Y- |, ?3 G188. The officer unscrewed the cap and put the bottle to his nostrils.
  a6 l; R; D2 F  v. A        海关官员拧开瓶盖，把瓶子放到鼻子底下。
1 w1 w$ Y& t' K7 T5 m189. 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.
        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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