新概念英语3--（一天学一篇）---课11

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167. Customs Officers are quite tolerant these days,
5 @$ Y, k  r* |; |" q- d        现在的海关官员往往相当宽容。
' |# ~, W. `4 l4 m  w5 S. A% A168. 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。
  N5 d+ m) ]% r; k0 M$ {) W169. Even really honest people are often made to feel guilty.
7 z, B1 i$ y; |7 o/ ~) c        甚至是最诚实的人也常弄得觉得有罪似的，
' t' L/ y  u! c- N170. 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.
        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。
8 v& e3 ~  x& }$ P& e5 L  _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。
1 p* ~: h+ N. O* ~% X4 S4 M172. 'Have you anything to declare?' he asked, looking me in the eye.
+ Y& \" w! r: y. J' @( o7 |1 g        “您有什么需要申报的吗?”他直盯着我的眼睛问。
' X$ a0 p. O: E173. 'No', I answered confidently.
        “没有。”我自信地回答说。
) I0 `# g% u8 r" F  o5 Z' K5 i6 U174. Would you mind unlocking this suitcase please?
% s# a" c% G+ X: Z3 ~        “请打开这只手提箱好吗?”
175. 'Not at all,' I answered.
        “好的。”我回答说。
176. 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。
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。
& c* W) ~( _  P: W$ Q& n- u178. I felt sure I would never be able to close the case again.
# V- F' i. S, i3 [        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。
2 O* C' b3 F# A& q; s180. 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。
7 T# Y6 t' |: `( I3 D181. '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.
  ]! J/ ?1 Y2 B- B% w5 S4 ~; {        “你刚才应该申报，香水要上进口税的。”
183. 'But it isn't perfume,' I said.
) T+ V4 ]: \5 U! b$ k  y, j: s        “不，这不是香水，”我说，
. V, T+ ]# Z+ O# E7 |! d# e  A184. 'It's hair gel.' Then I added with a smile,
' l3 M  L4 X& F/ u7 n- C        “是发胶。”接着我脸带微笑补充说：
% K) K8 q, K6 @* Q" D* M% V185. 'It's a strange mixture I make myself.'
5 ?, W7 O1 B" h, W, k! a& x        “这是一种我自己配制的奇特的混合物。”
9 \1 z# C6 I6 t, R' e0 g186. As I expected, he did not believe me.
        他不相信我
) u& n4 r8 ^4 d187. '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.
4 e. b* f. E7 P: ], ^8 Q' e& y        海关官员拧开瓶盖，把瓶子放到鼻子底下。
' Y. Y6 A/ o/ N! X+ T! H# C189. 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。
& i+ ?5 M+ P3 U( R# ]! ~+ v190. A few minutes later, I was able to hurry away with precious chalk marks on my baggage.
2 L2 ^4 ?3 X$ l, 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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