新概念英语3--（一天学一篇）---课11

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课文11  无罪
0 \) ^+ w0 N: @# ?167. 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。
+ }4 X" [: u* m# X; ?7 n1 W169. Even really honest people are often made to feel guilty.
: x$ G6 f  ]3 c5 r        甚至是最诚实的人也常弄得觉得有罪似的，
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.
1 v- s1 ^$ l; ~. v/ k3 L        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。
" S% m& |2 v0 p# C0 _) o/ U171. When I returned from abroad recently, a particularly officious young Customs Officer clearly regarded me as a smuggler.
  h( B4 R! b" S1 M1 ]6 }        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。
5 o+ z3 X8 g. a7 `7 B172. '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。
" ~5 U. c3 ]" R8 f& ]( c173. 'No', I answered confidently.
        “没有。”我自信地回答说。
0 {% l6 J/ j- q& c1 N174. Would you mind unlocking this suitcase please?
        “请打开这只手提箱好吗?”
175. 'Not at all,' I answered.
, c4 b5 p& Q9 B# ^5 Y        “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。
; B9 J" d* @( n, ^& F& I) @- ]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。
: @) I7 ?4 W8 d& d178. 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。
4 p8 J/ l) J$ ~9 P+ E" D- ~' v179. Suddenly, I saw the Officer's face light up.
8 B3 v/ W3 s' s+ @$ I" Q        突然，我看到官员脸上露出了得意的神色。
8 B! s# g; B2 g/ t- y; @; N: z: s180. He had spotted a tiny bottle at the bottom of my case and he pounced on it with delight.
* g4 S/ }% d' y  l' a! W$ L! {: H0 f        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，
# @& g) Z2 V5 P! t182. 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。”
, y9 H' L; a& W3 ~9 V7 @183. 'But it isn't perfume,' I said.
9 G5 c/ @/ u8 A# V2 e        “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。”
186. As I expected, he did not believe me.
8 {% h7 e# r) P1 }' Q; K/ Q        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。
' d! E( o+ B" ?% @189. He was greeted by an unpleasant smell which convinced him that I was telling the truth.
. U7 y# U$ _! n        一股怪味袭来，使他相信了我说的真话。
" o! u8 ~% _+ [4 b* {1 ^190. 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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