新概念英语3--（一天学一篇）---课11

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课文11  无罪
) L2 y$ {' X: a: \6 r" M167. Customs Officers are quite tolerant these days,
' @% N% E# b& V, C5 n        现在的海关官员往往相当宽容。
( Y8 V# W6 f2 l6 p5 B* p5 R" m168. but they can still stop you when you are going through the Green Channel and have nothing to declare.
% ^( _8 f& y+ O' K2 N7 L        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.
4 @! X9 x& a, ~        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.
6 q0 B/ R/ g$ _" l' q) y4 g        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.
        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.
' B: s: ~) S: e) 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.
6 [9 j/ A* Q, o/ J0 H2 b        “没有。”我自信地回答说。
174. Would you mind unlocking this suitcase please?
  u( w6 r% K% \5 t        “请打开这只手提箱好吗?”
4 b+ A: D! @2 U: E$ H( D175. 'Not at all,' I answered.
        “好的。”我回答说。
176. The Officer went through the case with great care.
3 O; Z, t  s/ O4 n& n        那位官员十分仔细地把箱子检查了一遍。
/ F2 u9 L5 ^: B/ b177. All the things I had packed so carefully were soon in a dreadful mess.
  ?, p* Z# M# I% ]: u, Y        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。
- J: k# h; c! H5 H) f. ?1 E0 y179. 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。
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 E6 T! t" t+ c* n3 N( |# j8 h        “香水，嗯?”他讥讽地说道，
% v- v) y0 J7 I% z( J2 B182. 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。”
+ G8 ^; O. `9 e  P0 ~5 Y183. 'But it isn't perfume,' I said.
3 q- o- c! b' X6 ?0 A        “不，这不是香水，”我说，
184. 'It's hair gel.' Then I added with a smile,
7 {+ A: h; ~. A: `        “是发胶。”接着我脸带微笑补充说：
185. 'It's a strange mixture I make myself.'
% S  A' ~  M$ Y        “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.
2 P0 k5 g  K9 ~% X1 \2 \- R' W        他不相信我
; K* O+ [! C4 p) z187. '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.
        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。
+ S' {8 \4 b8 ]" K190. A few minutes later, I was able to hurry away with precious chalk marks on my baggage.
1 O  h2 \3 U$ y. `* }4 u" F5 b        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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