新概念英语3--（一天学一篇）---课11

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课文11  无罪
) s& W1 m( B$ q6 F% w167. Customs Officers are quite tolerant these days,
; O( q+ _5 \) T        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。
0 j% g4 P: v) T. O3 Y169. Even really honest people are often made to feel guilty.
, N& ]% D" `9 O0 h2 I" e  x% ~        甚至是最诚实的人也常弄得觉得有罪似的，
3 N# W7 i! `1 a: X, W5 v* y, Q) V170. 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。
6 v- @! R' C4 n( ]; h171. 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。
; U! w0 \! x9 b2 t5 D172. 'Have you anything to declare?' he asked, looking me in the eye.
5 K" j* D/ [9 T1 x8 g: w        “您有什么需要申报的吗?”他直盯着我的眼睛问。
173. 'No', I answered confidently.
' d+ n) C: c4 }5 L) S) L        “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.
, {+ V; @% K( M! R+ @3 u        “好的。”我回答说。
' F* n" I! J- K: S, d4 l4 G  c1 n7 d176. 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.
4 _& f$ E9 x) Q' M        所有细心包装好的东西一会儿工夫就乱成一团。
7 ^" Z* Q8 E/ T178. I felt sure I would never be able to close the case again.
% u5 N3 u$ x1 d/ U) z$ M' e. I        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。
, n3 C' ?' O3 q' q* N% i: U( e180. 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。
; l! ]; g) n; f+ V- y9 A6 y1 D181. '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。”
183. '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,
        “是发胶。”接着我脸带微笑补充说：
185. 'It's a strange mixture I make myself.'
        “这是一种我自己配制的奇特的混合物。”
3 v: A4 D- u# I- H% {# t- m186. As I expected, he did not believe me.
, V$ M- J4 H; K        他不相信我
187. 'Try it!' I said encouragingly.
        “你就闻一闻吧！”我催促说。
$ }3 R9 I3 E1 m% ~188. The officer unscrewed the cap and put the bottle to his nostrils.
4 m8 X3 A% B( i9 s) [; Q        海关官员拧开瓶盖，把瓶子放到鼻子底下。
5 b/ F0 ~7 y# ^- O% k189. He was greeted by an unpleasant smell which convinced him that I was telling the truth.
9 t6 V+ W2 w8 o& Q6 G        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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