新概念英语3--（一天学一篇）---课11

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7 G% c( ?: H  R5 Q: C167. Customs Officers are quite tolerant these days,
+ y) U0 C* G* E1 J7 x( D        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。
3 N- D( Q( C' `5 E7 Z9 z* e( g169. Even really honest people are often made to feel guilty.
  ~& v0 O0 C3 t$ X        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.
% l" T5 a6 b5 O8 K        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.
* O- B8 l% i+ b( @3 R  j( 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。
172. '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。
173. 'No', I answered confidently.
        “没有。”我自信地回答说。
174. Would you mind unlocking this suitcase please?
        “请打开这只手提箱好吗?”
4 f  \" s! R2 C% r& [) ]7 ^175. 'Not at all,' I answered.
& h5 d% e8 V! z/ R1 ]. E$ `        “好的。”我回答说。
) F" k& v  |& l7 i: d. {! K' x6 k( Z176. The Officer went through the case with great care.
( y# f' O% @. ^! c  M* p        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.
5 \; [+ `" `$ L+ i0 ?        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.
        我相信那箱子再也关不上了。
% i0 R* d: p/ F+ R* u179. 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.
# l9 z- n2 c  _0 c        他在我的箱底发现了一只小瓶，高兴地一把抓了起来。
2 ?) E* Y% u$ A8 r* d. L! V181. '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.
        “你刚才应该申报，香水要上进口税的。”
183. 'But it isn't perfume,' I said.
9 P& t1 \0 L, x        “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.'
2 ]2 }! A* t/ ~$ W# x( D& ~  C        “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.
- y* ]7 Z: X7 v        他不相信我
187. 'Try it!' I said encouragingly.
7 \. ~* R" h) V( k0 c        “你就闻一闻吧！”我催促说。
0 H# f  }- E1 @9 W: o# _188. The officer unscrewed the cap and put the bottle to his nostrils.
8 s" Y3 w, [. b( k# q4 o/ d        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.
5 X6 d) d# c. C; ]7 J+ m2 x        一股怪味袭来，使他相信了我说的真话。
: @& `6 E+ H6 D( Y$ L% V* ]190. A few minutes later, I was able to hurry away with precious chalk marks on my baggage.
/ p; U; h9 F4 J( R( G  n        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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