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课文11 无罪
" N2 [" m. s) O167. Customs Officers are quite tolerant these days,9 M! L+ e- d2 M! F/ D+ N5 M3 x- C
现在的海关官员往往相当宽容。
1 n7 F' `1 z- S7 c+ _' Q+ H168. but they can still stop you when you are going through the Green Channel and have nothing to declare.
5 v* {" K( G. u9 K 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。7 l3 V: i( B" a3 @
169. Even really honest people are often made to feel guilty., a! i/ k& B3 C8 t* f. q* S
甚至是最诚实的人也常弄得觉得有罪似的,
9 F& b$ C# Z# d' z& O2 h% o170. 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; Q1 h! J' S 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。
1 e) w1 L! B' I4 r& z8 G; L; k! T171. When I returned from abroad recently, a particularly officious young Customs Officer clearly regarded me as a smuggler.3 i8 R3 ~" y* Y2 E& ]1 g' G% Y6 F
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。, k& W1 ~; _# c& D# ^% K
172. 'Have you anything to declare?' he asked, looking me in the eye.
/ Y9 o$ s, G; `3 E “您有什么需要申报的吗?”他直盯着我的眼睛问。( c* t( T2 [6 T" F N7 J
173. 'No', I answered confidently.
+ G4 u$ V4 O+ d4 J# y6 ] “没有。”我自信地回答说。
. `. g) Y3 X8 l1 u! p+ h174. Would you mind unlocking this suitcase please?
- @; Y, w' {+ |3 [# q- F) R4 | “请打开这只手提箱好吗?”5 b% o- i9 x. e- d: t
175. 'Not at all,' I answered.
0 W9 E" q9 H! Q1 f, S' f “好的。”我回答说。: Q6 H/ }/ S. f8 h2 V6 x/ |. b& X/ C
176. The Officer went through the case with great care." [: M& }* M* D! C9 f. P' a
那位官员十分仔细地把箱子检查了一遍。! Z9 H) e3 O) y6 V% c# X! l
177. All the things I had packed so carefully were soon in a dreadful mess.
; }7 w6 {8 `9 I* T3 @ 所有细心包装好的东西一会儿工夫就乱成一团。
1 B/ L: F9 I' V: e- y6 R178. I felt sure I would never be able to close the case again.8 D$ c& c& _: ~5 y' Y0 o) N
我相信那箱子再也关不上了。
# p/ d) n$ y. T7 X* c5 ?179. Suddenly, I saw the Officer's face light up.
. {) {+ z6 \; s$ R 突然,我看到官员脸上露出了得意的神色。
0 ~3 ?6 Z) a+ B c. {180. He had spotted a tiny bottle at the bottom of my case and he pounced on it with delight.
3 r2 J. g- ?/ Z+ _# D 他在我的箱底发现了一只小瓶,高兴地一把抓了起来。& w) `+ j1 P, ?5 p7 \
181. 'Perfume, eh?' he asked sarcastically.
! g; r" ]6 z: {/ c- N3 @ “香水,嗯?”他讥讽地说道,
" R5 ~# e: y1 ~" l; Z- s* n6 r182. You should have declared that. Perfume is not exempt from import duty.
, l2 k' y$ @$ @ “你刚才应该申报,香水要上进口税的。”+ o* o& D3 W) j1 j0 u% D
183. 'But it isn't perfume,' I said.
; t5 m: ]& |* |' @6 o. P “不,这不是香水,”我说,
( [! T" C+ m9 Z) M8 D" g184. 'It's hair gel.' Then I added with a smile,% S6 z1 ^9 y6 O, V
“是发胶。”接着我脸带微笑补充说:
% ^* ~, |, L/ B. J8 j! c' W185. 'It's a strange mixture I make myself.': f8 m' Y+ f% @- k! ]
“这是一种我自己配制的奇特的混合物。”
- z+ F4 J& W* g& u* \* c186. As I expected, he did not believe me.' Q2 x# @, z4 A: q+ l& P8 y! `
他不相信我
# F9 |" _1 L+ P3 ]9 R% |7 @187. 'Try it!' I said encouragingly.! ?" W J' z8 I; I# N Z
“你就闻一闻吧!”我催促说。: f9 O4 {+ I% x7 a' ?+ @% M" ?
188. The officer unscrewed the cap and put the bottle to his nostrils.; Q4 K4 P6 p A. C
海关官员拧开瓶盖,把瓶子放到鼻子底下。
' ~- B! }; H5 S. c' {1 z189. He was greeted by an unpleasant smell which convinced him that I was telling the truth.
! M4 F$ f3 w; z1 E 一股怪味袭来,使他相信了我说的真话。) N- g F5 B) [5 q
190. A few minutes later, I was able to hurry away with precious chalk marks on my baggage.
9 I" a. \5 F, H 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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