新概念英语3--（一天学一篇）---课11

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课文11  无罪
! E" i$ z& W4 v/ G- l# ^167. Customs Officers are quite tolerant these days,
# A1 P' f! D3 f7 a5 @" O5 Z; n/ Z        现在的海关官员往往相当宽容。
+ E& e) Z+ b8 O6 P# S$ C( j, |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。
3 \- a: f( I. Y% v8 F169. 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，
, U- n2 h; Z9 F: A: E9 i170. 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。
- R" R. _  P# s1 [9 V171. When I returned from abroad recently, a particularly officious young Customs Officer clearly regarded me as a smuggler.
3 r& q- Y( {$ ]1 a/ @* J4 p        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。
4 p! D% F/ @; r! m$ M172. '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。
: T+ l4 ?/ p" }; n: `173. 'No', I answered confidently.
        “没有。”我自信地回答说。
8 |: r2 H+ V/ \174. Would you mind unlocking this suitcase please?
1 k6 X6 y( a. b" _- u# ?( S        “请打开这只手提箱好吗?”
( |9 Y8 V# A& B9 J( B  v9 o175. 'Not at all,' I answered.
        “好的。”我回答说。
1 J4 [, t( H! B3 k4 f8 R; _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.
! T; H' Y' v2 m" M/ f+ Y/ d+ h        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。
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。
9 b8 O1 W, p2 F- S7 |180. 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。
181. 'Perfume, eh?' he asked sarcastically.
+ `1 ?1 z  L1 n  ^/ l        “香水，嗯?”他讥讽地说道，
+ B( W/ O2 g! r+ G182. You should have declared that. Perfume is not exempt from import duty.
5 J- i4 R% E; [/ U/ B        “你刚才应该申报，香水要上进口税的。”
183. 'But it isn't perfume,' I said.
" N% i; K( f! L- V2 V. U7 G        “不，这不是香水，”我说，
184. 'It's hair gel.' Then I added with a smile,
        “是发胶。”接着我脸带微笑补充说：
2 ^  |# s* z- l185. 'It's a strange mixture I make myself.'
        “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.
        他不相信我
8 X8 O, f6 I9 F6 n: u% y187. 'Try it!' I said encouragingly.
        “你就闻一闻吧！”我催促说。
/ f" P( ]6 E6 s, O/ d- x188. The officer unscrewed the cap and put the bottle to his nostrils.
' Z- F3 b4 ^" B) s$ w! N5 x        海关官员拧开瓶盖，把瓶子放到鼻子底下。
+ X3 a7 ]$ V# m& W( z" ^+ O189. 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.
) K( S+ }! g# @, F0 v3 Q        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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