新概念英语3--（一天学一篇）---课11

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课文11  无罪
. t# b, h; M, d- O- s% d167. Customs Officers are quite tolerant these days,
        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.
9 Z( }; B# e; N        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。
169. Even really honest people are often made to feel guilty.
2 s' ?8 {6 K5 Y        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.
        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 ?+ v% N( B1 P: I        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。
+ q5 {0 m( r" N+ [+ r6 L3 c3 N3 u9 G172. '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.
, \+ n6 T2 B& Q' x5 t4 v3 X* ?        “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?”
& Q9 I- P9 i4 R175. 'Not at all,' I answered.
% _1 y" h7 c: Q+ b7 L3 S* d" ^# v        “好的。”我回答说。
176. The Officer went through the case with great care.
1 \: S) _% k3 n  L3 c. J/ ]: K        那位官员十分仔细地把箱子检查了一遍。
" _/ J- U0 @: y. ~7 a2 k177. All the things I had packed so carefully were soon in a dreadful mess.
1 {4 y9 }+ g, p" `& u: k- T2 X        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.
) k+ p8 H6 o( }" [        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。
4 i" b# O' L8 {- z" [4 M180. 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。
. H' \! W. U# G! n5 Y181. '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。”
6 V) L, s5 v! O1 h  o! ^/ m183. 'But it isn't perfume,' I said.
, h! }% u# \# Q* n        “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。”
3 s" V9 V: q6 @7 k; u+ y& I# F: y186. 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。
( _  x2 N& \8 m  Y/ S189. 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。
190. A few minutes later, I was able to hurry away with precious chalk marks on my baggage.
        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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