Lesson 11 Not guilty 無罪
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 five hundred 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 thing 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.1.They can still stop you when you are going through the Green Channel and have nothing to declare.
have nothing to do聯(lián)想到have nothing to do with
請翻譯：
你要明白我與此事一點(diǎn)兒關(guān)系也沒有。
2.On the other hand, is never troubled by such feelings, even if he has five hundred gold watches hidden in his suitcase.
even if引導(dǎo)讓步狀語從句
請翻譯：
即使你不再需要老朋友，也不要怠慢他們。
3.A particularly officious young Customs Officer clearly regarded me as a smuggler.
regard as認(rèn)為……
請翻譯：
他被公認(rèn)為城里的醫(yī)生。
4.Suddenly, I saw the Officer's face light up.
light up的用法
請翻譯：
一個突如其來的形象或警句突然把意境照亮。
5.He was greeted by an unpleasant smell which convinced him that I was telling the truth.
convince的用法
請翻譯：
只有采取“一攬子解決”的辦法，才有可能各自說服自己的人民。1.You've get to understand that I have nothing to do with it.
2.Don't neglect old friends, even if you no longer need them.
3.He is regarded as the best doctor in town.
4.Suddenly a surprising image or epigram will light up the scene.
5.But if the two sides AGREE to the ``package solution'', they should be able to convince their people.
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 five hundred 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 thing 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.1.They can still stop you when you are going through the Green Channel and have nothing to declare.
have nothing to do聯(lián)想到have nothing to do with
請翻譯：
你要明白我與此事一點(diǎn)兒關(guān)系也沒有。
2.On the other hand, is never troubled by such feelings, even if he has five hundred gold watches hidden in his suitcase.
even if引導(dǎo)讓步狀語從句
請翻譯：
即使你不再需要老朋友，也不要怠慢他們。
3.A particularly officious young Customs Officer clearly regarded me as a smuggler.
regard as認(rèn)為……
請翻譯：
他被公認(rèn)為城里的醫(yī)生。
4.Suddenly, I saw the Officer's face light up.
light up的用法
請翻譯：
一個突如其來的形象或警句突然把意境照亮。
5.He was greeted by an unpleasant smell which convinced him that I was telling the truth.
convince的用法
請翻譯：
只有采取“一攬子解決”的辦法，才有可能各自說服自己的人民。1.You've get to understand that I have nothing to do with it.
2.Don't neglect old friends, even if you no longer need them.
3.He is regarded as the best doctor in town.
4.Suddenly a surprising image or epigram will light up the scene.
5.But if the two sides AGREE to the ``package solution'', they should be able to convince their people.