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rticularly officious young Customs Officer clearly regarded me as a smuggler. amp。quot。Have you anything to declare?amp。quot。he asked, looking me in the eye. amp。quot。No,amp。quot。I answered confidently. amp。quot。Would you mind unlocking this suitcase please?amp。quot?! mp。quot。Not at all,amp。quot。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. amp。quot。Perfume, eh?’amp。quot。he asked sarcastically. amp。quot。You should have declared that.amp。quot?! mp。quot。Perfume is not exempt from import duty.amp。quot?! mp。quot。But it isn’t perfume,’amp。quot。I said. amp。quot。It’s hairoil.amp。quot。 Then I added with a smile, amp。quot。It’s a strange mixture I make myself.’amp。quot。As I expected, he did not believe me. amp。quot。Try it!’amp。quot。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 chalkmarks on my baggage. 【課文翻譯】 現(xiàn)在的海關官員往往相當寬容。但是,當你通過綠色通道,沒有任何東西需要申報時他們仍可以攔住你。甚至是最誠實的人也常弄得覺得有罪似的,而老練的職業(yè)走私犯卻使手提箱里藏著 50