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课文11 无罪
: N7 @! {. o3 q; ?167. Customs Officers are quite tolerant these days,; t3 O- @) J b) o
现在的海关官员往往相当宽容。. i! a% X3 s: h
168. but they can still stop you when you are going through the Green Channel and have nothing to declare.2 z" d7 q! A% m& l, ^ h
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。) Y. y6 {4 G; a& I# X7 h
169. Even really honest people are often made to feel guilty.
4 I0 b. D. v+ j 甚至是最诚实的人也常弄得觉得有罪似的,5 N( g" l3 _- [
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.
9 R/ K5 u, m' e3 q 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。- u/ q/ R" K2 L7 A* m2 f
171. When I returned from abroad recently, a particularly officious young Customs Officer clearly regarded me as a smuggler.6 u1 r. [- R% k- R' |
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。
2 T" F- o5 o( W( x- H( E172. 'Have you anything to declare?' he asked, looking me in the eye.
% R5 l% K) I' r6 u “您有什么需要申报的吗?”他直盯着我的眼睛问。
9 R3 B, ] r. V! Z- f7 Y( x173. 'No', I answered confidently.
/ N0 y' h+ G. L0 P: n7 L5 d “没有。”我自信地回答说。& |/ j6 I# z) C+ L
174. Would you mind unlocking this suitcase please?
0 T+ P M2 t( \' n. ^' \ “请打开这只手提箱好吗?”
; t8 {# r/ ]" B4 m; {' {175. 'Not at all,' I answered.
: z2 i0 I! q1 Q3 L' @ “好的。”我回答说。2 H# E( ]3 \7 a( i
176. The Officer went through the case with great care.2 n& O6 y; H* G1 Q3 Z
那位官员十分仔细地把箱子检查了一遍。
1 y1 f I( @; K% f1 Q177. All the things I had packed so carefully were soon in a dreadful mess.
& [# q9 ^' b+ b$ r' w8 V2 N9 c 所有细心包装好的东西一会儿工夫就乱成一团。
7 N9 q* ]/ `3 E& H178. I felt sure I would never be able to close the case again.
. Q/ ?/ T" _5 k: m9 I9 |# U/ L O 我相信那箱子再也关不上了。
( J u) ]) J ?/ J! F5 s9 g179. Suddenly, I saw the Officer's face light up.; O- p, w, {1 D4 Y1 k+ O8 l
突然,我看到官员脸上露出了得意的神色。% J4 Y3 v( l6 g& V* n* {
180. He had spotted a tiny bottle at the bottom of my case and he pounced on it with delight.
* e/ Q0 ^ t; ?. J" @+ |( x- v 他在我的箱底发现了一只小瓶,高兴地一把抓了起来。
8 C* p4 f7 R9 W6 U3 K1 s H181. 'Perfume, eh?' he asked sarcastically.! p! ]3 i( ^. d- T
“香水,嗯?”他讥讽地说道,
0 z2 q* ^2 p+ H: h& y) [2 N3 v182. You should have declared that. Perfume is not exempt from import duty.6 N& j% o! t/ }6 m
“你刚才应该申报,香水要上进口税的。”
5 G/ A Q! {( f. ?' u183. 'But it isn't perfume,' I said.$ v: r0 p5 a) m: [& {* c2 j
“不,这不是香水,”我说,
2 `( D; F6 M$ D l% A3 `184. 'It's hair gel.' Then I added with a smile,% P9 @6 D' {; c* |' R: k$ D9 A! f/ y
“是发胶。”接着我脸带微笑补充说:
V; M& w" Q' w5 @5 r. `7 i/ x( g185. 'It's a strange mixture I make myself.'. N0 d# V, [8 l9 F N: {
“这是一种我自己配制的奇特的混合物。”
& I5 f) A" Q. {6 w3 F" w186. As I expected, he did not believe me.1 L# n6 u7 f5 r! ^2 t3 D- h( L
他不相信我" I+ s/ }; \5 ?, N+ H0 Q0 H( [1 ~
187. 'Try it!' I said encouragingly.
5 @, p J% p. d' H: _( O “你就闻一闻吧!”我催促说。
; p$ D6 ~2 f7 t- s! k/ u7 m+ p( m188. The officer unscrewed the cap and put the bottle to his nostrils.- S; t! G9 ~' r2 m
海关官员拧开瓶盖,把瓶子放到鼻子底下。
' u; |* V3 @1 s4 A/ p189. He was greeted by an unpleasant smell which convinced him that I was telling the truth.
, d6 `) P3 L/ N; @9 b' E5 u 一股怪味袭来,使他相信了我说的真话。
; D; C& B' K# y5 Z3 R, T6 o: b190. A few minutes later, I was able to hurry away with precious chalk marks on my baggage.
# y* A5 @/ R# q( g$ ~( \ 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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