新概念英语3--（一天学一篇）---课11

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' u# H2 Y/ f  r( o$ x167. Customs Officers are quite tolerant these days,
' |* }. i1 g2 \        现在的海关官员往往相当宽容。
+ E- o& z" ]" S' A168. 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。
! S1 Z# b' H$ v+ ^% e7 h9 e9 N169. Even really honest people are often made to feel guilty.
& ?3 f4 T/ u8 F( L0 \; C        甚至是最诚实的人也常弄得觉得有罪似的，
( F8 l% |2 t/ H170. 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.
% }+ w2 O' S' w, K) Z- }1 P# K        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。
9 n) E3 j$ E' ?171. When I returned from abroad recently, a particularly officious young Customs Officer clearly regarded me as a smuggler.
* ?8 j2 w! h2 i: A# `5 j        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。
' c3 r7 G% l- ?172. 'Have you anything to declare?' he asked, looking me in the eye.
7 U0 g3 ?$ Q' }/ ]        “您有什么需要申报的吗?”他直盯着我的眼睛问。
9 P1 J+ P" p4 j173. 'No', I answered confidently.
        “没有。”我自信地回答说。
1 F" @, ^+ y/ V$ }174. Would you mind unlocking this suitcase please?
        “请打开这只手提箱好吗?”
# K$ N- `% x; K3 C6 U; [175. 'Not at all,' I answered.
        “好的。”我回答说。
  U, J( g, ^- J+ N! p. M$ Q" M176. 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。
% C  A1 T- K& ^' e, V177. All the things I had packed so carefully were soon in a dreadful mess.
! ?- c$ f- }% ^: D) k2 r        所有细心包装好的东西一会儿工夫就乱成一团。
* f9 q0 M/ v1 e& `" w# r178. I felt sure I would never be able to close the case again.
) Y, u# t* U+ X% _        我相信那箱子再也关不上了。
179. Suddenly, I saw the Officer's face light up.
* {8 v  ]! u$ G1 @9 V        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.
        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.
: r4 ^; x" C0 ]" h        “香水，嗯?”他讥讽地说道，
182. You should have declared that. Perfume is not exempt from import duty.
/ }0 P% Q2 P8 G& P' i        “你刚才应该申报，香水要上进口税的。”
: G- D: K* n& v; y% Y' i& g+ z+ v183. 'But it isn't perfume,' I said.
        “不，这不是香水，”我说，
* f+ k" n4 G5 S' A184. 'It's hair gel.' Then I added with a smile,
* \: D- |+ j0 C* N. N/ m  N  i        “是发胶。”接着我脸带微笑补充说：
185. 'It's a strange mixture I make myself.'
/ S; c# n( r) d, C3 O        “这是一种我自己配制的奇特的混合物。”
, {7 C$ _. b+ i% p. k; r% r& h! D186. As I expected, he did not believe me.
, p3 k2 Q7 Z( e8 ~4 `4 I- d        他不相信我
187. 'Try it!' I said encouragingly.
/ y6 f8 ~; g% p9 @% }. K$ Q4 l        “你就闻一闻吧！”我催促说。
' E! p4 M* u$ b; }188. The officer unscrewed the cap and put the bottle to his nostrils.
$ e8 \- \7 X( x& L# H        海关官员拧开瓶盖，把瓶子放到鼻子底下。
& c  y: k! N. I$ L7 Y9 _6 i- f$ E+ G189. 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。
' E3 \- C5 j+ [0 q: m5 r( h/ z190. A few minutes later, I was able to hurry away with precious chalk marks on my baggage.
8 n( a; I: ?6 B2 Q+ L" c% i) |        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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