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。
4 R4 U6 j3 B) l6 z9 ^" c168. but they can still stop you when you are going through the Green Channel and have nothing to declare.
4 [0 ^) b) q) B% ]+ h0 w/ E7 r( u  d- @        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。
, B, t& G1 g3 \" g- m169. Even really honest people are often made to feel guilty.
; _! L; v2 {+ G1 B4 k        甚至是最诚实的人也常弄得觉得有罪似的，
8 w: W5 B1 W4 @2 ^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.
' {6 M$ P4 m5 V, W9 P2 d' `        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.
7 h& }, W2 b: ?% U        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.
. j# g& a! m) |        “您有什么需要申报的吗?”他直盯着我的眼睛问。
173. 'No', I answered confidently.
' E1 L% W5 q1 K8 B6 C8 J        “没有。”我自信地回答说。
) ]/ z3 f  [7 k" {174. Would you mind unlocking this suitcase please?
        “请打开这只手提箱好吗?”
$ a+ w: D/ R7 F, U% |3 y, K8 W175. 'Not at all,' I answered.
        “好的。”我回答说。
' r7 @! d6 ~1 `176. The Officer went through the case with great care.
        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.
        所有细心包装好的东西一会儿工夫就乱成一团。
9 p8 g6 s; L0 o) u9 u1 Y8 ~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。
( ~7 y  u4 f) d0 l180. 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。
) W! a; O* G. x# n1 |181. '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.
+ ~: J6 z; H5 R: ~' p6 Y- n- Z        “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.'
        “这是一种我自己配制的奇特的混合物。”
) w* K9 q4 m3 b6 \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.
        海关官员拧开瓶盖，把瓶子放到鼻子底下。
3 F( V1 S- K- \7 \9 y! t- q189. He was greeted by an unpleasant smell which convinced him that I was telling the truth.
  B3 M9 r  R& U' V7 J        一股怪味袭来，使他相信了我说的真话。
: L5 w# i7 G* M. q. w3 D' g3 o2 t190. A few minutes later, I was able to hurry away with precious chalk marks on my baggage.
" Q2 ~: T1 J5 `( f8 E" M        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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