新概念英语第三册第11课-Not guilty.pdf

新概念英语第三册第11课:Notguilty

Lesson11Notguilty无罪Listentothetapethenanswerthequestion

below.

听录音，然后回答以下问题。

WhatwastheCustomsOfficerlookingfor?

CustomsOfficersarequitetolerantthesedays,buttheycanstillstop

youwhenyouaregoingthroughtheGreenChannelandhavenothingto

declare.Evenreallyhonestpeopleareoftenmadetofeelguilty.The

hardenedprofessionalsmuggler,ontheotherhand,isnevertroubledby

suchfeelings,evenifhehasfivehundredgoldwatcheshiddeninhis

suitcase.WhenIreturnedformabroadrecently,aparticularlyofficious

youngCustomsOfficerclearlyregardedmeasasmuggler.

Haveyouanythingtodeclare?heasked,lookingmeintheeye.

No,Iansweredconfidently.

Wouldyoumindunlockingthissuitcaseplease?

Notatall,Ianswered.

TheOfficerwentthroughthecasewithgreatcare.AllthethingIhad

packedsocarefullyweresooninadreadfulmess.IfeltsureIwouldnever

beabletoclosethecaseagain.Suddenly,IsawtheOfficersfacelight

up.Hehadspottedatinybottleatthebottomofmycaseandhepounced

onitwithdelight.

Perfume,eh?heaskedsarcastically.Youshouldhavedeclaredthat.

Perfumeisnotexemptfromimportduty.

Butitisntperfume,Isaid.Itshairgel.ThenIaddedwitha

smile,ItsastrangemixtureImakemyself.

AsIexpected,hedidnotbelieveme.

Tryit!Isaidencouragingly.

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Theofficerunscrewedthecapandputthebottletohisnostrils.He

wasgreetedbyanunpleasantsmellwhichconvincedhimthatIwastelling

thetruth.Afewminuteslater,Iwasabletohurryawaywithprecious

chalkmarksonmybag