新概念英语3--（一天学一篇）---课11

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课文11  无罪
167. Customs Officers are quite tolerant these days,
9 q% b' I3 L; g) s( a- z: M        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.
7 i3 h" G% E; z) ?) p        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.
        甚至是最诚实的人也常弄得觉得有罪似的，
9 N( L6 s0 |, F! F7 t/ f/ v$ ?% J170. 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.
  U! o5 A3 G% n        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.
+ ~+ l9 G# s" n0 E        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.
" k# o" e7 R% P1 x        “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。
  `+ G+ ~/ B1 |' \+ U174. Would you mind unlocking this suitcase please?
        “请打开这只手提箱好吗?”
7 f! {0 r( z! P# T# X175. 'Not at all,' I answered.
        “好的。”我回答说。
1 B8 X. Q$ A6 v; Y7 H' V' l176. 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。
2 A% O" |8 W3 [& Q0 O177. 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.
) t& l. l) `7 b3 \  M9 l( Z        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。
; C" Y$ R. @7 q: q' O! ^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。
( t9 @* t& Z$ C* y/ _181. 'Perfume, eh?' he asked sarcastically.
3 U  {! ~6 P8 ?( Q        “香水，嗯?”他讥讽地说道，
182. You should have declared that. Perfume is not exempt from import duty.
# g0 x% |! X5 U" C! C- Z- l        “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，
) n# z! b5 r/ s4 ?; ?4 n184. 'It's hair gel.' Then I added with a smile,
; I  L4 X3 v! k: u$ @* f9 b        “是发胶。”接着我脸带微笑补充说：
( g; z5 [. z. u6 l9 j( X# l% B185. '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
3 |: L2 @+ K- }( f; t$ r* V  V187. 'Try it!' I said encouragingly.
        “你就闻一闻吧！”我催促说。
188. The officer unscrewed the cap and put the bottle to his nostrils.
' ]# J2 K7 _4 M) ~  M( z        海关官员拧开瓶盖，把瓶子放到鼻子底下。
! D7 ]+ v3 D5 o8 [5 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。
: @+ X! j0 g5 R$ J- M0 g190. A few minutes later, I was able to hurry away with precious chalk marks on my baggage.
; ]' }7 u/ ^$ H# k% D: f        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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