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.

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。 

Customs Officers are quite tolerant these days   现在的海关官员往往相当宽容。

Customs Officers 海关官员

tolerant[5tClErEnt]adj.容忍的, 宽恕的, 有耐药力的

quite tolerant 相当宽容

when you are going through the Green Channel and have nothing to declare

当你通过绿色通道，没有任何东西需要申报时

go through   v. 经历, 经受, 仔细检查, 用完, 被通过, 参加, 搜查, 履行

the Green Channel  绿色通道

channel[5tFAnl]n.海峡, 水道, 沟, 路线vt.引导, 开导, 形成河道，信道,频道

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， 

really honest people 最诚实的人

to feel guilty 是主语 really honest people 的补语

guilty[5^ilti]adj.犯罪的, 有罪的, 心虚的 

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. 

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，他显然把我当成走私犯。 

a particularly officious young Customs Officer一位特别好管闲事的年轻海关官员

particularly[pE5tIkjJlElI]adv.独特地, 显著地

particular[pE5tikjulE]n.细节, 详细adj.特殊的, 特别的

officious[E5fiFEs, C5f-]adj.多管闲事的, 非官方的, 非正式的

office[5Cfis]n.办公室

clearly regarded me as a smuggler 显然把我当成走私犯

regard sb… as …  把……当作……， as a smuggler 作宾语的补足语

smuggle[5smQ^l]n.走私, 偷带v.走私

muggler[`mQ^lE(r)]n.<俚>吸大麻成瘾的人

 '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。 

I answered confidently  我自信地回答

confidently adv.信赖地, 安心地，自信地

confident[5kCnfidEnt]adj.自信的, 确信的

 Would you mind unlocking this suitcase please? 

 “请打开这只手提箱好吗?” 

 'Not at all,' I answered. 

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。

go through  v.经历, 经受, 仔细检查, 用完, 被通过, 参加, 搜查, 履行

with great care 十分仔细地 

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。 

All the things I had packed so carefully所有细心包装好的东西

I had packed so carefully 作定语从句

dreadful[5dredful]adj.可怕的, <口>讨厌的

mess[mes]n.混乱, 脏乱v.弄乱

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。 

I felt sure 我确信

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。 

light up  有“（人的面孔或表情）容光焕发或得意洋洋”的意思，在些作face的补足语

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。

a tiny bottle一只小瓶   tiny[5taini]adj.很少的, 微小的   bottle[5bCtl]n.瓶子vt.用瓶装

the bottom of my case 我的箱底   bottom[5bRtEm]n.底, 底部

pounce[pauns]v.突袭n.突袭

pounce on  v.猛扑向

 'Perfume, eh?' he asked sarcastically. 

“香水，嗯?”他讥讽地说道， 

perfume[5pE:fju:m]n.香味, 芳香, 香水vt.使发香, 洒香水于, 发香味

sarcastically  adv.讽刺地, 辛辣地

You should have declared that. Perfume is not exempt from import duty. 

 '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,  'It's a strange mixture I make myself.'

 “是发胶。”接着我脸带微笑补充说：“这是一种我自己配制的奇特的混合物。” 

I added with a smile  我脸带微笑补充说

a strange mixture I make (by) myself 我自己配制的奇特的混合物

As I expected, he did not believe me. 

果不出我所料，他不相信我。 

 'Try it!' I said encouragingly. 

“你就闻一闻吧！”我催促说。 

encourage[in5kQridV]vt.鼓励, 怂恿v.鼓励, 鼓励

encouragingly  adv. 鼓舞地，鼓励地， 此处带有催促意味

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。 

unscrewed the cap 拧开瓶盖   

unscrew[5Qn5skru:]v.从...旋出螺丝, 旋开, 旋松

screw[skru:]n.螺丝钉, 螺旋, 螺杆

put the bottle to his nostrils把瓶子放到鼻子底下

nostril[5nCstril]n.鼻孔

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。 

greet  v. 欢迎，致意， 此处有反语意味。

an unpleasant smell一股怪味    smell[smel]n.气味

which convinced him that I was telling the truth

使他相信了我说的真话

convined him 令他相信   I was talling the truth 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。 

A few minutes later几分钟后

hurry away  v.匆匆离开

precious[5preFEs]adj.宝贵的, 贵重的

chalk[tFC:k]n.粉笔

mark[mB:k]n.标志

with precious chalk marks on my baggage划着宝贵的粉笔记号的行李

precious chalk marks宝贵的粉笔记号

baggage[5bA^idV]n.行李, [军] 辎重