新概念英语3--（一天学一篇）---课11

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) w  q0 C5 B# T167. Customs Officers are quite tolerant these days,
        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。
6 K  p% p& @6 Z3 Q% k( K169. 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，
$ R$ L  x$ y" O' {& R& L6 C170. 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! A( m  ~# q. a        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。
) i' c5 r, _) K+ [( 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。
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。
174. Would you mind unlocking this suitcase please?
  i/ q6 F* B4 O9 s        “请打开这只手提箱好吗?”
: Z: z1 Z. r2 N+ G5 G175. 'Not at all,' I answered.
) o5 ^" R9 ?7 ~        “好的。”我回答说。
. ?7 r) }. q% c4 G4 e7 d! O/ [% C176. The Officer went through the case with great care.
6 K. v- r' W/ `  h1 U$ M9 p( O        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.
2 P8 Z9 X. {. l. T' T6 o        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.
5 r7 U+ q8 t: l% @        我相信那箱子再也关不上了。
179. Suddenly, I saw the Officer's face light up.
' A3 s. J: }# P! R4 W( W        突然，我看到官员脸上露出了得意的神色。
" C' A1 W: V- ]( c% ^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.
+ Y) R$ I% d& D3 k        “香水，嗯?”他讥讽地说道，
8 |' v$ D9 D) t" a4 Z182. You should have declared that. Perfume is not exempt from import duty.
' @* m( I. T- [2 ~        “你刚才应该申报，香水要上进口税的。”
183. 'But it isn't perfume,' I said.
7 e2 s3 u& D$ v1 E8 B+ d/ ]1 h) c        “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：
% ?& V* }+ b1 B# I185. '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.
4 V* V- |% `. x$ q% U9 [        他不相信我
2 z: ?1 q; _$ ^- J( q& e7 c3 z187. 'Try it!' I said encouragingly.
- k5 r. n8 c4 P: i# H$ P8 h        “你就闻一闻吧！”我催促说。
188. The officer unscrewed the cap and put the bottle to his nostrils.
3 e4 Y& ~/ D: G" e% _' i' |* }# A        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.
! R8 c% _) U& D3 K        一股怪味袭来，使他相信了我说的真话。
" d( O  D2 K* e* \190. A few minutes later, I was able to hurry away with precious chalk marks on my baggage.
5 {2 {, E, }9 h- n        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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