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。
* l/ R7 \- g4 n$ j/ L- {9 g( Q3 J168. 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 C% Q" r' |: p+ r0 A# c8 t169. Even really honest people are often made to feel guilty.
        甚至是最诚实的人也常弄得觉得有罪似的，
7 |: m3 O) U& i; U170. 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.
        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.
# {" @0 ^; k0 C- g) V+ V4 j8 Q        “您有什么需要申报的吗?”他直盯着我的眼睛问。
* Y# W  Z7 z3 l$ R173. 'No', I answered confidently.
        “没有。”我自信地回答说。
174. Would you mind unlocking this suitcase please?
6 E& e1 U, ?1 L  X+ h2 H        “请打开这只手提箱好吗?”
175. 'Not at all,' I answered.
        “好的。”我回答说。
176. The Officer went through the case with great care.
/ I, \: C; d  V0 ]        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。
, ]% K0 ?4 `& `$ `0 h178. 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。
' U- x9 K* e& ~7 ~2 W180. He had spotted a tiny bottle at the bottom of my case and he pounced on it with delight.
$ |4 j* B0 ?8 N# u7 K0 \        他在我的箱底发现了一只小瓶，高兴地一把抓了起来。
4 |' T; h4 L( b! J4 P181. 'Perfume, eh?' he asked sarcastically.
        “香水，嗯?”他讥讽地说道，
/ a  V! o$ ^8 E# T182. You should have declared that. Perfume is not exempt from import duty.
. x  g1 \' W5 o) ~4 r% v        “你刚才应该申报，香水要上进口税的。”
. a* t' S1 n- F+ ]: o8 |' A183. 'But it isn't perfume,' I said.
7 L5 ~, M( v) F        “不，这不是香水，”我说，
184. 'It's hair gel.' Then I added with a smile,
" Z. |; t4 p- r3 d: c3 Y! z        “是发胶。”接着我脸带微笑补充说：
# y5 u4 L2 ^1 }5 v% t185. 'It's a strange mixture I make myself.'
        “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.
        他不相信我
5 M& y, a7 ^" Q# {' R9 G4 X187. '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.
" ?5 |$ ]; }0 m3 s4 L/ ?8 Z% N        海关官员拧开瓶盖，把瓶子放到鼻子底下。
. ^5 X- q1 a  d' l- Z! {189. He was greeted by an unpleasant smell which convinced him that I was telling the truth.
4 g$ ?4 R7 T$ o1 O& c, B        一股怪味袭来，使他相信了我说的真话。
. ~$ f' p$ F" M) n190. A few minutes later, I was able to hurry away with precious chalk marks on my baggage.
8 k9 ~) j! N6 j' |6 A# L        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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