新概念英语3--（一天学一篇）---课11

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课文11  无罪
167. Customs Officers are quite tolerant these days,
! ?/ R4 Q) W8 i0 ^+ V' Z        现在的海关官员往往相当宽容。
$ I: \+ Y2 J) R: \* s2 H168. 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。
7 d! {1 l: v$ i# Q0 F5 p169. Even really honest people are often made to feel guilty.
6 `( P8 X% h0 s$ ^* c        甚至是最诚实的人也常弄得觉得有罪似的，
! e8 @& Q' \* y3 r$ d8 q170. 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。
* R4 q' r% @7 f, b8 Q8 e* r171. 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.
/ A% C/ M  l0 h& k- a8 v, W( \        “您有什么需要申报的吗?”他直盯着我的眼睛问。
173. 'No', I answered confidently.
) |) L) E$ @$ ?/ z/ ^/ I4 q        “没有。”我自信地回答说。
174. Would you mind unlocking this suitcase please?
6 \  s+ g  G3 ~9 B3 c+ j        “请打开这只手提箱好吗?”
175. 'Not at all,' I answered.
" _3 \% r1 k! f2 f1 y4 c7 D0 M6 v7 _        “好的。”我回答说。
176. The Officer went through the case with great care.
7 q! Q0 ?* |1 W# L& }        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。
& N8 S8 b* ^; g" V4 C/ |. e178. 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。
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" x; r/ ^2 @" E) h180. 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。
) ~9 f+ F% F- v1 l8 m) Z181. 'Perfume, eh?' he asked sarcastically.
        “香水，嗯?”他讥讽地说道，
8 ?+ R) F# L/ M) g) g; \182. You should have declared that. Perfume is not exempt from import duty.
3 ?) m0 o: \5 a& Q8 g        “你刚才应该申报，香水要上进口税的。”
0 c0 b4 @* |3 R2 i183. 'But it isn't perfume,' I said.
- u6 _$ I4 X  }8 c# g+ Q6 i1 l        “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：
" F1 E6 b# s1 @! c- ]  f1 Q! ]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。”
186. As I expected, he did not believe me.
        他不相信我
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。
. x& k' u4 D2 n189. He was greeted by an unpleasant smell which convinced him that I was telling the truth.
; A7 y3 L1 ^3 a/ l/ {& ~8 z6 [" h        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.
6 j0 C7 j8 v5 b) i1 n; x5 q7 n# O        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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