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Lesson 11 Not guilty 无罪
1、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时间状语从句).
现在的海关官员往往相当宽容。但是,当你通过绿色通道,没有任何东西需要申报时,他们仍可以拦住你。
· custom (n.) 风俗,习惯
Customs (n.) 海关 (= Customs House)
Customs Officer 海关关员
· tolerant (adj.) 能容忍的,能忍受的
tolerable (adj.) 能被容忍的
· 人 + tolerant + of 能够容忍的,能够忍受的
eg. 父母对我的选择很宽容。
My parents are tolerant of my choice.
· 物 + tolerable
eg. 这个味道难以忍受。
This taste is intolerable.
· tolerate (v.) 容忍,忍受 = bear = stand
· go through 通过 = pass = go past
· declare (v.) 申报,宣布 = announce (v.) 宣布
· say:
whisper (v.) 耳语 (say in secret)
declare = announce 宣布 (say in public)
eg. declare war 宣战
declare independence宣布独立
· have nothing to declare 没东西申报
have goods to declare 有东西申报
2、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).
甚至是最诚实的人也常弄得觉得有罪似的,而老练的职业走私犯却使手提箱里藏着500只金表,却也处之泰然。
· make sb. do sth. 使某人做某事(使役动词)(主动语态)
· sb. be made to do sth.某人被促使做某事(被动语态)
· guilty (adj.) 内疚的,有罪的
(1) be guilty of = be ashamed of 羞耻的,羞愧的
eg. 我对忘记了妈妈的生日感到很内疚。
I was guilty of forgetting my mother’s birthday.
(2) find sb. guilty of (主语必须是法官)
eg. 这个法官认定她犯有谋杀罪。
The judge found her guilty of murder.
= She was found guilty of murder.
· hardened (adj.) 硬心肠的
hard (adj./adv.) 艰硬的 —— harden (v.) 使变硬
· profession (n.) 专业,职业
· professional (adj.) 专业的 (n.)专业人士
eg. professional athlete / singer / actor
反:amateur (adj.) 业余的 (n.)业余爱好者
· Even if 即使,虽然,尽管(引导让步状语从句)
= Even though
= Though
= Although
· Despite 即使,虽然,尽管(+ n./pron./doing)
= In spite of
· hide hid hidden 藏,躲
· 非谓语动词hidden作定语,表被动 = which were hidden…
3、(When I returned from abroad recently时间状语从句), a particularly officious young Customs Officer clearly regarded me as a smuggler.
最近一次,我也出国归来,碰上一位特别好管闲事的年轻海关官员,他显然把我当成走私犯。
· official (n.) 官员 ,(adj.) 官方的
eg. an official delcaration 官方申明
official language 官方语言
· officious (adj.)
爱管闲事的,爱发号施令的,爱用权威的(官员)
= bossy (adj.) 爱发号施令的(普通人)
eg. 我们不喜欢爱发号施令的公务员。
We don’t like the officious civil servants.
· - ious/ous形容词后缀:
eg. delicious, serious, curious, famous, nervous, precious,
prosperous, anxious, numerous, obvious…
· clearly (adv.) 明显地,显而易见地
= obivously
= apparently
· regard A as B 把A视作B
= see A as B
4、‘Have you anything to declare?' he asked, looking me in the eye.
‘No', I answered confidently.
“您有什么需要申报的吗?”他直盯着我的眼睛问。
“没有。”我自信地回答说。
· look me in the eye 直视我的眼睛
· confidently (adv.) 自信地
confident (adj.) 自信的
confidence (n.) 信心
· be confident about… 对…充满信心
· self-confident 自信
eg. I am a self-confident person. 我是个自信的人。
· build up confidence 建立自信
反:lack confidence 缺乏自信
5、‘Would you mind unlocking this suitcase please?'
‘Not at all,' I answered.
“请打开这只手提箱好吗?”
“好的。”我回答说。
· unlock (v.) 打开,解锁
反:lock (v.) 锁上
· suitcase (n.) 箱子,公文包(男)—— handbag(女)
suit + case
套装 箱子
· mind + doing
eg. Would you mind helping me ?
Yes. (表示不愿意)
No, I don’t mind. —— Not at all. 一点儿也不(口语)
—— I don’t mind at all.(完整表达)
eg. Are you hungry?
—— Not at all. 一点儿也不饿。(口语)
—— I am not hungry at all. (完整表达)
Exercise:
Would you mind me/my (I) unlocking this suitcase?
6、The Officer went through the case with great care.
那位官员十分仔细地把箱子检查了一遍。
· go through 检查 = check
eg. 我检查了我所有的口袋,但是找不到钥匙。
I went through all of my pockets, but can’t find the key.
· with great care(n.仔细) = very carefully
7、All the things(I had packed so carefully定语从句) were soon in a dreadful mess.
所有细心包装好的东西一会儿工夫就乱成一团。
· be in a mess 乱七八糟 = messy (adj.)
= at sixes and sevens
eg. My bedroom is in a mess.
The whole class is in a dreadful/terrible/awful mess.
8、I felt sure (I would never be able to close the case again宾语从句).
我相信那箱子再也关不上了。
9、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.
突然,我看到官员脸上露出了得意的神色。他在我的箱底发现了一只小瓶,高兴地一把抓了起来。
· light (adj.) 轻的 (v.)点亮,点燃 (lit lit)(n.)灯,光
eg. light the cigarette / candle
· one’s face light up with pleasure 某人喜形于色
= happy / glad / pleased (adj.)
= delighted (adj.)
= be in a good mood 好心情
· spot (vt.) 看见 = see
· tiny (adj.) 极小的 = very small
· pounce on sb./ sth. 猛扑,扑向
eg. The tiger pounced on the goat. 老虎猛扑向山羊。
The police were waiting to pounce when he arrived at the airport.
He pounced on the girl, smashed her glassed and grabbed her handbag.
· with delight(n.)
= with happiness(n.)
10、‘Perfume, eh?' he asked sarcastically. ‘You should have declared that. Perfume is not exempt from import duty.'
“香水,嗯?”他讥讽地说道,“你刚才应该申报,香水要上进口税的。”
· sarcastically (adv.) 讽刺地,挖苦地
sarcastic (adj.) 讽刺的,挖苦的
· should 应该(情态动词) = ought to
· should do sth. = ought to do sth. 应该做某事
· should have done sth. 本该做某事(虚拟语气)
= ought to have done sth.
· shouldn’t have done sth. 本不该做某事(虚拟语气)
= oughtn’t to have done sth.
Exercise:
1. ——Sorry, Professor Smith, I didn’t finish the homework yesterday.
—— Oh, you C have done it as yesterday was deadline.
A. must B. mustn’t C. should D. shouldn’t
2. —— I’m sorry. I B at you yesterday.
—— Forget it. I was a bit out of control yesterday.
A. shouldn’t shout B. shouldn’t have shouted
C.mustn’t shout D. mustn’t have shouted
· be exempt from 免除,免际
exempt (adj.) 豁免,免除
· import (v.) 进口
反:export (v.) 出口
11、‘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定语从句).'
“不,这不是香水,”我说,“是发胶。”接着我脸带微笑补充说:“这是一种我自己配制的奇特的混合物。”
· gel (n.) 凝胶
· mixture (n.) 混合物
mix (v.) 混合,搅拌
12、(As I expected非限制性定语从句), he did not believe me. ‘Try it !' I said encouragingly.
果不出所料,他并不相信我。“你就闻一闻吧!”我催促说。
13、The officer unscrewed the cap and put the bottle to his nostrils.
海关官员拧开瓶盖,把瓶子放到鼻子底下。
· unscrew (v.) 拧开
反:screw (v.) 拧紧 (n.)螺丝钉
· nostril (n.) 鼻孔
14、He was greeted by an unpleasant smell (which convinced him [that I was telling the truth定语从句)宾语从句].
一股怪味袭来,使他相信了我说的真话。
· convince sb. + that + 宾语从句
使某人信服,说服某人
· convince sb. of sth.
使某人信服,说服某人
· tell the truth 讲真话
15、A few minutes later, I was able to hurry away with precious chalk marks on my baggage.
几分钟后,我终于被放行,手提划着宝贵的粉笔记号的行李,匆匆离去。
· hurry away 匆匆离开
= run away
= dash away
= rush away
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