新3Lesson11 Not guilty

一. 课文内容

Customs Officers are quite tolerant these days. But they can still   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.

二. 小词积累

1. look me in the eye直盯着我的眼睛 look at me 看着我 look myself in the morrior照镜子

2. dreadful : you look dreadful很惨，看起来很沮丧

3. light up : you light up my world你点亮了我的世界

4. return from abroad

5. go through 细致地检查 check

6. 喷香水: wear/apply/ per'fume

三. 读音纠正

1. officer的美音读法