What was the Customs Officer looking for?
海关官员在找什么？
Customs Officers are quite tolerant these days, but they can still stop you when you are going through the Green Channel
这些天海关官员相当宽容，但当你通过绿色通道时，他们仍然可以阻止你
and have nothing to declare.
也没有什么可申报的。
Even really honest people are often made to feel guilty.
即使是真正诚实的人也常常感到内疚。
The hardened professional smuggler, on the other hand, is never troubled by such feelings,
另一方面，硬化的专业走私者从不被这种感情所困扰,
even if he has five hundred gold watches hidden in his suitcase.
即使他的手提箱里藏着五百块金表.
When I returned from abroad recently,a particularly officious young Customs Officer
最近从国外回来的时候，一个特别管闲事的年轻海关官员
clearly regarded me as a smuggler.
显然把我当作走私犯。
'Have you anything to declare?' he asked, looking me in the eye.
""你有什么要申报的吗？"他看着我的眼睛问道。
'No,'I answered confidently.
"不，"我自信地回答。
'Would you mind unlocking this suitcase please?'
""请你把这个手提箱打开好吗？'
'Not at all,' I answered.
"一点也不，"我回答。
The Officer went through the case with great care.
警官非常小心地检查了这个案子.
All the things I had packed so carefully were soon in a dreadful mess.
我精心包装的所有东西很快就乱成一团.
I felt sure I would never be able to close the case again.
我确信我再也无法结案了。
Suddenly,I saw the Officer's face light up.
突然，我看到军官的脸亮了起来。
He had spotted a tiny bottle at the bottom of my case
他在我的箱子底部发现了一个小瓶子
and he pounced on it with delight.
他高兴地扑向它。
'Perfume,eh?' he asked sarcastically.
"香水，嗯？"他讽刺地问。
'You should have declared that.
""你应该这么说的。
Perfume is not exempt from import duty.'
香水不免除进口税。'
'But it isn't perfume, I said. 'It's hair gel.'Then I added with a smile,
"但它不是香水，我说。 "是发胶。"然后我笑着补充道,
'It's a strange mixture I make myself.
"这是我自己做的一种奇怪的混合物。
As I expected,he did not believe me.
正如我所料，他不相信我。
'Try it!' I said encouragingly.
"试试吧！"我鼓励地说。
The Officer unscrewed the cap and put the bottle to his nostrils.
军官拧开瓶盖，把瓶子放在鼻孔里。
He was greeted by an unpleasant smell which convinced him that I was telling the truth.
迎接他的是一股难闻的气味,使他相信我说的是实话.
A few minutes later,I was able to hurry away with precious chalk marks on my baggage.
几分钟后，我能够在行李上留下珍贵的粉笔标记。
