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,
3 ~8 M# X$ f/ `# o& }8 @        现在的海关官员往往相当宽容。
3 g: k& A! N) z" ]+ M- E- l168. but they can still stop you when you are going through the Green Channel and have nothing to declare.
/ v$ F1 r0 Z9 |* X        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。
5 Z3 c8 o" t1 a( Q169. Even really honest people are often made to feel guilty.
' L) R1 P4 r) _5 A) O) s        甚至是最诚实的人也常弄得觉得有罪似的，
& Q( M* X# [2 G  T) D, V170. 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。
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。
" G# \& e  }* ~4 X) N4 P" s8 K172. 'Have you anything to declare?' he asked, looking me in the eye.
5 j3 J0 R3 ^6 r- |        “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。
/ N+ ], u: ~0 z2 o174. Would you mind unlocking this suitcase please?
. A, v, M( a5 h        “请打开这只手提箱好吗?”
175. 'Not at all,' I answered.
6 S8 O6 }9 E6 F7 I* q* m        “好的。”我回答说。
5 J: m% f$ ?) H$ W( t% ^3 a176. The Officer went through the case with great care.
( Y3 a- s1 f% L  P        那位官员十分仔细地把箱子检查了一遍。
* D4 D9 g( ?" [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.
8 S/ p0 ~' o! {% N. j        我相信那箱子再也关不上了。
179. Suddenly, I saw the Officer's face light up.
' }/ h4 z5 V6 q# u8 j        突然，我看到官员脸上露出了得意的神色。
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.
        “香水，嗯?”他讥讽地说道，
) a8 _" p) ?, I3 W0 I182. You should have declared that. Perfume is not exempt from import duty.
        “你刚才应该申报，香水要上进口税的。”
; R3 S8 F" T, W% x183. 'But it isn't perfume,' I said.
        “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：
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。”
+ t0 P! x; [8 g186. As I expected, he did not believe me.
' e! E8 F. P+ z' T3 a  K$ N/ M        他不相信我
; u! U$ f3 g, ?: E2 e% y2 g187. 'Try it!' I said encouragingly.
/ o, }0 Z/ G5 q9 G" E: m        “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。
- \3 s( f. A# a* j1 {189. He was greeted by an unpleasant smell which convinced him that I was telling the truth.
' f. M" x& ^5 x0 [! u8 c        一股怪味袭来，使他相信了我说的真话。
0 h1 \+ ^6 W! t# A% Y190. A few minutes later, I was able to hurry away with precious chalk marks on my baggage.
        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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