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课文11 无罪
) L& n$ V" |, }7 _ G167. Customs Officers are quite tolerant these days,+ K7 Q7 {3 g4 i5 J
现在的海关官员往往相当宽容。
" K/ V4 A5 G. |4 I/ x! r3 K' v6 T168. but they can still stop you when you are going through the Green Channel and have nothing to declare.: O9 h4 F7 P3 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。0 _$ y$ v* b/ A/ ?# z1 q0 ^; l3 T$ L' m
169. Even really honest people are often made to feel guilty.' U7 C' S( O6 `9 x
甚至是最诚实的人也常弄得觉得有罪似的,. X/ h( F4 l3 o8 O
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.
$ H" i/ w" `4 H! U* U9 M 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。3 D% r! _( W! G! f
171. When I returned from abroad recently, a particularly officious young Customs Officer clearly regarded me as a smuggler.
2 e% g9 _( V5 I% L1 @ 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。
$ z( J+ }7 v. M+ M. A: V' a0 Z172. 'Have you anything to declare?' he asked, looking me in the eye.0 z. g/ t6 U8 }- q' p3 x9 d
“您有什么需要申报的吗?”他直盯着我的眼睛问。
% u' {- _: ?# E5 a173. 'No', I answered confidently.
& W* j7 q7 ^7 A" K3 r. G0 u “没有。”我自信地回答说。
( O9 {1 S+ B' i( H174. Would you mind unlocking this suitcase please?
# U1 I* W, y+ K8 W “请打开这只手提箱好吗?”
; f' ?1 F4 _; g1 B2 p175. 'Not at all,' I answered.
6 u# F b. [5 } “好的。”我回答说。
. @- a9 x8 Z8 l& Q6 g! O9 C176. The Officer went through the case with great care.+ y7 ^* F8 ?# j
那位官员十分仔细地把箱子检查了一遍。- P2 F' k& I) d& U, [: b9 K
177. All the things I had packed so carefully were soon in a dreadful mess.* S- {$ }' `% D+ _4 {# X. A
所有细心包装好的东西一会儿工夫就乱成一团。
: J n0 k& r7 t. E# c- _$ @178. I felt sure I would never be able to close the case again.
" D- K0 z2 |7 G+ H4 z+ S 我相信那箱子再也关不上了。
) s3 T: X4 J" Z/ @6 g179. Suddenly, I saw the Officer's face light up.
1 M) V2 T6 I" m6 E( g$ E 突然,我看到官员脸上露出了得意的神色。
9 B! T* o- @$ Q6 T180. He had spotted a tiny bottle at the bottom of my case and he pounced on it with delight.! L9 E3 A$ O" o6 X8 |- r9 B: U; e
他在我的箱底发现了一只小瓶,高兴地一把抓了起来。
# {; C D4 E8 L/ x; y181. 'Perfume, eh?' he asked sarcastically.
G+ d, }4 }2 h6 A) w/ I' O1 q “香水,嗯?”他讥讽地说道,) ]7 L+ q$ C, E
182. You should have declared that. Perfume is not exempt from import duty.
7 }; |5 e8 c$ ?* u “你刚才应该申报,香水要上进口税的。”
1 { x8 `) C7 D+ R+ }+ o183. 'But it isn't perfume,' I said." _5 X5 a( w9 F- _
“不,这不是香水,”我说,7 m! `4 y3 G0 H/ _ H
184. 'It's hair gel.' Then I added with a smile,% V* n' d* n1 h2 f3 W z, T' T V
“是发胶。”接着我脸带微笑补充说:
+ W; V# s, T& m) r2 E185. 'It's a strange mixture I make myself.'! }( I( X! B H* Q. z
“这是一种我自己配制的奇特的混合物。”0 H0 _* j% L9 v) w+ b$ g% u
186. As I expected, he did not believe me.# {7 {6 Y- ~4 F% H( L
他不相信我
8 T: e1 p- g+ H; o9 Q* [! Z+ Q6 ~3 O8 c187. 'Try it!' I said encouragingly.
* r0 b6 W; X2 A3 s0 V8 A5 g3 l# | “你就闻一闻吧!”我催促说。
) I' w5 y3 g! J a+ s0 t188. The officer unscrewed the cap and put the bottle to his nostrils.
+ |# U2 Q& W* A: A 海关官员拧开瓶盖,把瓶子放到鼻子底下。% z1 _: T+ _- ?# c5 n \' @
189. He was greeted by an unpleasant smell which convinced him that I was telling the truth.4 z2 m3 c& O- {' f! h T
一股怪味袭来,使他相信了我说的真话。' l6 y1 B3 i, z& E% D
190. A few minutes later, I was able to hurry away with precious chalk marks on my baggage.2 N2 {/ z- ~* y Q+ k' c1 m
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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