新概念英语3--（一天学一篇）---课11

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167. Customs Officers are quite tolerant these days,
        现在的海关官员往往相当宽容。
7 K6 ~; k4 i$ ^. Y4 V' F! R6 G168. but they can still stop you when you are going through the Green Channel and have nothing to declare.
% @* G! }' P7 r$ l2 S" V        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。
169. Even really honest people are often made to feel guilty.
5 b3 l$ \; g4 W% k9 m        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.
: y$ [2 T" e% i! n+ f  t        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.
  c6 Y- c/ F* U# l* o. F3 m' f        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。
( j; W% `7 r& c. n* D172. 'Have you anything to declare?' he asked, looking me in the eye.
1 v2 }, L( k' H  U        “您有什么需要申报的吗?”他直盯着我的眼睛问。
173. 'No', I answered confidently.
+ R6 @2 \$ a+ T* \$ U. b7 J* Q        “没有。”我自信地回答说。
; {; m) n7 k6 D5 d174. Would you mind unlocking this suitcase please?
        “请打开这只手提箱好吗?”
175. 'Not at all,' I answered.
  o6 D0 i" V4 y3 p0 s        “好的。”我回答说。
: [9 q4 ]8 X. y( e1 v2 g4 U176. The Officer went through the case with great care.
: O& J6 X, A. \8 Y" y$ _7 k        那位官员十分仔细地把箱子检查了一遍。
: T+ L5 R$ q, x8 n) [6 H5 ^177. All the things I had packed so carefully were soon in a dreadful mess.
+ K9 r/ ?+ V# y        所有细心包装好的东西一会儿工夫就乱成一团。
6 p, m5 v) M0 p4 s7 b. c178. 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。
8 S4 M. Q% p* K7 ~/ m, Q$ h179. Suddenly, I saw the Officer's face light up.
6 u! h9 W! y5 f. o( N% q$ S        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.
        他在我的箱底发现了一只小瓶，高兴地一把抓了起来。
( S. ^& J- \! B; B6 p181. '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。”
# s0 B9 {" ~: O- w0 x183. 'But it isn't perfume,' I said.
, f* j  O  b; r        “不，这不是香水，”我说，
184. 'It's hair gel.' Then I added with a smile,
& W" o2 n; G8 t: i" \$ ~: M, I        “是发胶。”接着我脸带微笑补充说：
185. 'It's a strange mixture I make myself.'
' g) ^* V& G6 O0 W( ?* ?        “这是一种我自己配制的奇特的混合物。”
9 f( L7 V2 t4 O/ a: H4 Q4 g186. As I expected, he did not believe me.
) y8 {9 e" e8 _/ X" E4 K        他不相信我
- ?( K7 A0 b+ z5 T, r187. 'Try it!' I said encouragingly.
' O8 |" v' A, N6 X& N8 q' V& f9 m        “你就闻一闻吧！”我催促说。
9 I* h- r7 b1 ]188. The officer unscrewed the cap and put the bottle to his nostrils.
8 f' |# R) e$ R' ?        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.
        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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