新概念英语3--（一天学一篇）---课11

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7 e$ ]  S2 S) f& [# M) ~2 c167. Customs Officers are quite tolerant these days,
        现在的海关官员往往相当宽容。
- }3 t& q  p- f0 G4 C8 ?168. but they can still stop you when you are going through the Green Channel and have nothing to declare.
; a4 D# @( O& C        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。
- K' A2 b- U2 h7 m% s2 Y169. Even really honest people are often made to feel guilty.
9 S+ m* ?4 {* ^/ k. U& i, J" N6 W. c' W4 {        甚至是最诚实的人也常弄得觉得有罪似的，
; w2 q: D3 n% S170. 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.
: W- d/ n# V" D* P" E( f; 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。
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。
172. 'Have you anything to declare?' he asked, looking me in the eye.
1 ~/ s( B; P# 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.
0 H% [1 T3 E8 c  ^5 M' `  ?1 M/ p        “没有。”我自信地回答说。
174. Would you mind unlocking this suitcase please?
& ~! d6 ~( B# u) s9 A# J" F        “请打开这只手提箱好吗?”
$ ], p6 ^+ T# b! u5 [- D5 a8 ^, s175. 'Not at all,' I answered.
        “好的。”我回答说。
% E8 x7 e5 L- d& b! ]* R; H( K176. The Officer went through the case with great care.
# n0 ~- y, Q$ _: G& I8 }        那位官员十分仔细地把箱子检查了一遍。
% Y& d- M. r4 _177. All the things I had packed so carefully were soon in a dreadful mess.
) B) _0 l: V4 H/ w9 f. v* j        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.
& V, `  K0 h  c2 c        我相信那箱子再也关不上了。
5 G2 p) E5 V$ n: o5 w179. 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。
2 v4 s* P7 [+ i3 ?# [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。
+ O0 y; ]' [6 W& N$ W181. 'Perfume, eh?' he asked sarcastically.
        “香水，嗯?”他讥讽地说道，
182. You should have declared that. Perfume is not exempt from import duty.
( S8 V: O3 z- H7 P! W( D" _        “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，
: {4 ]/ b% l4 G6 @+ X3 a4 d184. 'It's hair gel.' Then I added with a smile,
& D; R/ d* N* q' F$ p1 B        “是发胶。”接着我脸带微笑补充说：
185. 'It's a strange mixture I make myself.'
2 G8 s& p: U3 T) X5 {" o        “这是一种我自己配制的奇特的混合物。”
2 b& [5 C+ K9 m' X3 O186. As I expected, he did not believe me.
, b: i3 z- k8 e% d0 s& Q        他不相信我
187. 'Try it!' I said encouragingly.
. R* P4 y- [! W1 ?0 ~        “你就闻一闻吧！”我催促说。
188. The officer unscrewed the cap and put the bottle to his nostrils.
- W9 P1 Y" |5 h: N( K0 S  R- W        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.
% e8 S5 l. Y3 |' w- b        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.
4 C  k" u% R- R- H' g3 c3 ]        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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