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,
        现在的海关官员往往相当宽容。
# T9 M3 {- {: m! v! g168. 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。
; c) f- u; h' r- Q% S/ P9 M0 p* b169. Even really honest people are often made to feel guilty.
! W0 |6 e: v3 W8 `% i        甚至是最诚实的人也常弄得觉得有罪似的，
: f2 p' \, Q. D  Q  \0 c170. 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.
4 T. m7 v- ?: B' C$ y0 J        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.
2 I; O, O1 c: ]' m. ?) U5 U( p        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.
& ]4 E, ?. U) [7 z2 z/ ?        “您有什么需要申报的吗?”他直盯着我的眼睛问。
; n2 v' z. G* c0 u) l173. '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?”
/ n! p) x4 m5 {! W7 e) t9 o- D175. 'Not at all,' I answered.
3 ^: |2 \6 q' L5 T- _6 ]/ @. S        “好的。”我回答说。
176. The Officer went through the case with great care.
4 X) }: L! p0 v9 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.
4 ]% v+ _9 H' T, s& c3 Y6 K        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.
$ t3 U- e1 n9 ^* G! Z8 @        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.
9 w0 M8 r* z) {: G        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.
3 Y( t7 g+ @( N* z9 D  U  v( j        “香水，嗯?”他讥讽地说道，
+ I* |4 E. D8 }+ z3 I# W) L3 R182. 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.
        “不，这不是香水，”我说，
$ z5 R8 r3 x! N2 w184. 'It's hair gel.' Then I added with a smile,
7 z& V+ r$ L" d1 m        “是发胶。”接着我脸带微笑补充说：
185. 'It's a strange mixture I make myself.'
: J6 C' n/ Z, U9 P' a        “这是一种我自己配制的奇特的混合物。”
# s; E- _. g' s* g7 n) S+ V186. As I expected, he did not believe me.
        他不相信我
- A7 E9 U$ o3 q  p8 O187. 'Try it!' I said encouragingly.
& [1 o9 W" ?( i6 G- y! ]( G        “你就闻一闻吧！”我催促说。
5 B# ]9 w+ M! m0 i188. 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。
189. He was greeted by an unpleasant smell which convinced him that I was telling the truth.
        一股怪味袭来，使他相信了我说的真话。
! D* U$ Y$ Q0 R; u) v  Y190. A few minutes later, I was able to hurry away with precious chalk marks on my baggage.
+ N4 p3 J) g; Y: S& l0 Q        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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