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,
. A9 r+ E7 S* J1 k. Q: K        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。
* S% B9 g+ P' {7 O169. Even really honest people are often made to feel guilty.
        甚至是最诚实的人也常弄得觉得有罪似的，
0 x1 f) p) E) v2 N! g170. 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.
8 ]9 J+ e5 ?0 i% L8 P! [  t+ y        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。
( c! U1 x( X+ }% L1 N171. When I returned from abroad recently, a particularly officious young Customs Officer clearly regarded me as a smuggler.
6 k; W' ~& X3 P. i- N$ q        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。
) b* u3 O! B2 X4 }172. 'Have you anything to declare?' he asked, looking me in the eye.
5 a1 B7 N8 {; j( G6 x! H7 B* n2 z        “您有什么需要申报的吗?”他直盯着我的眼睛问。
; S3 I2 D+ N: v1 x7 g- C173. 'No', I answered confidently.
3 N- R' [/ V* V+ X" G6 t        “没有。”我自信地回答说。
" ?% V1 @1 O: Z  E+ G174. Would you mind unlocking this suitcase please?
        “请打开这只手提箱好吗?”
9 R2 s) a# d' x0 V6 m5 g175. 'Not at all,' I answered.
1 W  s) ?# n4 x1 j        “好的。”我回答说。
# ]2 a8 K1 V4 o4 P7 E2 c9 |7 R176. The Officer went through the case with great care.
% D1 H( f$ P  L; k/ |        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.
! _; @$ U/ B+ [4 I' n        所有细心包装好的东西一会儿工夫就乱成一团。
, I# t  R& G0 J9 P" K  S. {178. 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。
180. He had spotted a tiny bottle at the bottom of my case and he pounced on it with delight.
" u$ T. V- a/ @- ~# ?. i& @        他在我的箱底发现了一只小瓶，高兴地一把抓了起来。
9 l. U" Y% S8 W4 v181. 'Perfume, eh?' he asked sarcastically.
3 S+ `/ @; D" C. H- U2 g$ s/ _        “香水，嗯?”他讥讽地说道，
3 r% m7 q) l, A& k9 n& U182. You should have declared that. Perfume is not exempt from import duty.
  Q% s) W0 K" N$ v+ v! }% Q+ U# s        “你刚才应该申报，香水要上进口税的。”
183. 'But it isn't perfume,' I said.
        “不，这不是香水，”我说，
$ g4 i) [5 M) s: J# x+ K184. 'It's hair gel.' Then I added with a smile,
7 @7 W" R8 M+ B# \1 Q* R9 E8 W; c        “是发胶。”接着我脸带微笑补充说：
1 c+ y1 {2 a# S9 b185. 'It's a strange mixture I make myself.'
+ [/ T  W+ ]: G% s2 y* y        “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.
/ M$ {* V, ~2 v9 i        海关官员拧开瓶盖，把瓶子放到鼻子底下。
189. He was greeted by an unpleasant smell which convinced him that I was telling the truth.
, {" \! @) e+ q# ]. d% r2 P        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.
0 C% w+ m: A9 h8 k        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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