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Lesson 11:Not guilty   

无罪

Customs Officers are quite tolerant these days, but they can still stop you when you are going through the Green Channel and have nothing to declare. Even really honest people are often made to feel guilty. The hardened professional smuggler, on the other hand, is never troubled by such feelings, even if he has 500 gold watches hidden in his suitcase. When I returned from abroad recently, a particularly officious young Customs Officer clearly regarded me as a smuggler. ”Have you anything to declare?“ he asked, looking me in the eye. ”No“, I answered confidently. "Would you mind unlocking this suitcase please?" "Not at all," I answered. The Officer went through the case with great care. All the things I had packed so carefully were soon in a dreadful mess. I felt sure I would never be able to close the case again. Suddenly, I saw the Officer's face light up. He had spotted a tiny bottle at the bottom of my case and he pounced on it with delight. "Perfume, eh?" he asked sarcastically. "You should have declared that. Perfume is not exempt from import duty." "But it isn't perfume," I said. "It's hair gel." Then I added with a smile, "It's a strange mixture I make myself." As I expected, he did not believe me. "Try it!" I said encouragingly. The Officer unscrewed the cap and put the bottle to his nostrils. He was greeted by an unpleasant smell which convinced him that I was telling the truth. A few minutes later, I was able to hurry away with precious chalk marks on my baggage.

New words and expressions 生词与短语

     guilty

adj. 犯罪的，违法的

     tolerant

adj. 宽容的

     declare

v.   申报

     hardened

adj. 有经验的

     professional

adj. 职业的，专业的

     smuggler

n.   走私者

     officious

adj. 爱管闲事的

     confidently

adv. 自信地

     dreadful

adj. 可怕的，一团糟的

     pounce

v.   猛抓，扑住

     perfume

n.   香水

     sarcastically

adv. 讽刺地

     exempt

adj. 被免除的

     duty

n.   税

     gel

n.   凝胶

     mixture

n.   混合物

     unscrew

v.   拧开

     nostril

n.   鼻孔

     chalk

n.   粉笔

     baggage

n.   行李

本文参考译文

现在的海关官员往往相当宽容。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。甚至是最诚实的人也常弄得觉得有罪似的，而老练的职业走私犯却使手提箱里藏着