歌词
--- lesson 11 Not guilty
无罪
--- Listen to the tape then answer the question below.
^听录音，然后回答以下问题。
--- What was the Customs Officer looking for?
Customs Officers are quite tolerant these days,
^现在的海关官员往往相当宽容。
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。
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，
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即使在手提箱里藏着500只金表，却也处之泰然。
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，他显然把我当成了走私犯。
'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。
'No,' I answered confidently.^“
没有。”我自信地回答说。
'Would you mind unlocking this suitcase please?'^“
请打开这只手提箱好吗?”
'Not at all,' I answered.^
好的。”我回答说。
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。
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。
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。
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。
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。
'Perfume, eh?' he asked sarcastically.^
香水，嗯?”他讥讽地说道，
'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。”
'But it isn't perfume,' I said.^
不，这不是香水，”我说，
'It's hair gel.' Then I added with a smile,^“
是发胶。”接着我脸带微笑补充说：
'It's a strange mixture I make myself.'^“
这是一种我自己配制的奇特的混合物。”
As I expected, he did not believe me.
^果不出所料，他并不相信我。
'Try it!' I said encouragingly.^“
你就闻一闻吧！”我催促说。
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。
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。
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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