11 · 无罪
Not Guilty
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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 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.
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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 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.
如今海关人员一般都比较通融，但即使你没有物品需要申报、走的是绿色通道，他们仍然可能拦下你。就连老老实实的人，也常被弄得心里发虚。相反，惯于走私的老手，即使箱子里藏着五百块金表，也不会有这种不安。最近我从国外回来，就遇上一名格外爱找事的年轻海关人员，显然把我当成了走私犯。他直视着我的眼睛问：“有什么要申报的吗？”“没有。”我坦然回答。“请把这个箱子打开，可以吗？”“当然可以。”我说。
他仔仔细细地翻查箱子，很快就把我原本收拾整齐的东西弄得一团糟。我心想，这下肯定再也合不上箱子了。突然，他眼睛一亮：原来他在箱底发现了一个小瓶子，立刻兴冲冲地抓了起来。“香水，是吧？”他讥讽地问，“这个你可得申报。香水是要缴进口税的。”“可这不是香水，”我说，“是发胶。”我又笑着补充：“是我自己调的一种怪配方。”果然，他不相信。“您试试就知道了！”我鼓励他说。他拧开瓶盖，凑到鼻子下面，一股难闻的气味扑面而来，这才相信我说的是真话。几分钟后，我的行李上终于画上了宝贵的粉笔放行标记，我赶紧离开了。
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