新概念英语3--（一天学一篇）---课11

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/ ?) F3 D+ D/ A4 |4 Z167. Customs Officers are quite tolerant these days,
( T% C$ F2 s  E  {( X- U8 U2 m' P        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。
  F: W! _8 X7 ]  j169. 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，
# y8 E5 j% O( {" e* E170. 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.
( K% U- j0 H( F: r2 {        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。
+ q2 c9 s4 y8 S3 c171. 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.
        “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。
# @. F; r  d8 f, q- f3 o$ f+ @: u174. Would you mind unlocking this suitcase please?
        “请打开这只手提箱好吗?”
175. 'Not at all,' I answered.
, o1 h- K, y5 r" w% Y        “好的。”我回答说。
3 X! ?+ p5 u: J- R% I8 g. @7 \; k176. The Officer went through the case with great care.
8 N- N0 m' u9 B" E. ]5 F        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.
        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.
2 k. m: ?& m0 q        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。
) H+ r7 b8 p' r1 o7 I7 P180. He had spotted a tiny bottle at the bottom of my case and he pounced on it with delight.
* I$ a" ~) H3 T! L1 W        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.
        “香水，嗯?”他讥讽地说道，
182. You should have declared that. Perfume is not exempt from import duty.
0 h; l$ I) V# v, k7 O, |" X        “你刚才应该申报，香水要上进口税的。”
183. 'But it isn't perfume,' I said.
6 z. d( T, [4 O9 g( ?        “不，这不是香水，”我说，
2 p( h0 ~2 U7 C. g9 c184. 'It's hair gel.' Then I added with a smile,
* o  p* |6 _1 |        “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。”
, M3 `8 O) M/ C6 A2 x186. As I expected, he did not believe me.
, y$ |; {, T1 X# z9 V) h        他不相信我
& d+ M0 d$ R. }) `187. '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。
190. A few minutes later, I was able to hurry away with precious chalk marks on my baggage.
7 A, H& x, A$ {5 c& J        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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