Lesson 11 Not guilty 无罪

【New words and expressions】 生词和短语

　　◆guilty adj. 犯罪的，违法的

　　◆tolerant adj. 宽容的

　　◆declare v. 申报

　　◆hardened adj. 有经验的

　　◆professional adj. 职业的，专业的

　　◆smuggler n. 走丝者

　　◆officious adj. 爱管闲事的

　　◆confidently adj. 自信地

　　◆dreadful adj. 可怕的，一团糟的

　　◆pounce v. 猛抓， 扑住

　　◆perfume n. 香水

　　◆sarcastically adv. 讽刺地

　　◆exempt adj. 被免除的

　　◆duty n. 税

　　◆gel n. 凝胶

　　◆mixture n. 混合物

　　◆unscrew v. 拧开

　　◆nostril n. 鼻孔

　　◆chalk n. 粉笔

　　◆baggage n. 行李

　　

　　★guilty adj. 犯罪的，违法的

　　He felt guilty when he did what he shouldn’t have done.

　　He said that with a guilty smile.

　　guilt n.

　　guiltily a.

　　反义词： innocent, innocence n.

　　

　　★tolerant adj. 宽容的

　　a tolerant person must be easy going.

　　tolerantly ad.

　　tolerance n.

　　tolerate vt.

　　tolerable adj. 可以忍受的，说得过去的

　　

　　★declare v. 申报

　　★hardened adj. 有经验的

　　（侧重于老练的）

　　a hardened player

　　a hardened thief

　　

　　experienced (侧重于有经验的)

　　an experienced teacher

　　

　　★professional adj. 职业的，专业的

　　a professional player 选手

　　

　　★smuggler n. 走丝者

　　★officious adj. 爱管闲事的

　　a lot of old ladies are officious.

　　officiously adv.

　　officiousness n.

　　officious civil servant 好管闲事的公务员

　　an officious police officer

　　official 官方的，官员的，正式的

　　An official inquiry will be made into this matter. 对此事将进行一次官方调查

　　

　　★confidently adj. 自信地

　　He went to do the work confidently.

　　= with confidence 充满信心的

　　

　　confident adj.

　　confidence n.

　　 have confidence 有信心

　　 gain confidence 获得信心

　　 in confidence 悄悄的，秘密的 = secretly

　　 take sb. into one’s confidence 以某人为心腹

　　Eg: The boss take his secretary into his confidence.

　　

　　★dreadful adj. 可怕的，一团糟的

　　= frightful （表示胆怯的，恐惧的）

　　dreadful (侧重于可怕的，乱七八糟的)

　　

　　★pounce v. 猛抓， 扑住

　　★perfume n. 香水

　　fragrance:（抽象名词） 芬芳，芳香

　　

　　★sarcastically adv. 讽刺地

　　★exempt adj. 被免除的

　　★duty n. 税

　　Customs Duty:关税

　　Stamp duty 印花税

　　duty free 免税的

　　

　　同义词 tax income tax 所得税

　　

　　★gel n. 凝胶

　　★mixture n. 混合物

　　mix v. mix sth. with

　　

　　★unscrew v. 拧开

　　★nostril n. 鼻孔

　　★chalk n. 粉笔

　　★baggage n. 行李

　　同义词 luggage

　　

　　【Text】

　　§ Lesson 11 Not guilty 无罪

　　Q: What was the Customs Officer looking for?

　　

　　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 declae. 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-oil.‘ 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.

　　

　　参考译文

　　 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。甚至是最诚实的人也常弄得觉得有罪似的，而老练的职业走丝犯却使手提箱里藏着500只金表，却也处之泰然。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，他显然把我当成走丝犯。

　　 “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。

　　 “请打开这只手提箱好吗？”

　　 “好的。”我回答说。

　　 那位官员十分仔细地把箱子检查了一遍。所有细心包装好的东西一会儿工夫就乱成一团。我相信那箱子再也关不上了。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。

　　 “香水，嗯？”他讥讽地说道，“你刚才应该申报，香水要上进口税的。”

　　 “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。”

　　 “你就闻一闻吧！”我催促说。

　　 海关官员拧开瓶盖，把瓶子放到鼻子底下。一股怪味袭来，使他相信了我说的真话。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。

　　【课文讲解】

　　quite tolerant

　　我们在运用形容词、动词时，往往需要用副词来强调。

　　表示“真正的” really

　　a really officious person

　　强调“特别，尤其是” particularly

　　强调“绝对的” absolutely

　　强调“完全的，彻底的” completely, entirely, fully, thoroughly

　　

　　fairly----强调“一般般”

　　very ----语气程度强烈“非常”

　　rather----语意程度接近fairly, 注意修饰形容词和副词，特别是形容词同时修饰名词时，不定冠词的位置。

　　A fairly good book.

　　A rather good book / Rather a good book

　　rather too

　　

　　quite---- ~ right / wrong / mistaken / sure 绝对不能用very替代。

　　Even really honest people…

　　a particularly officious young Customs Officer…

　　the Green Channel = the Custom Office

　　

　　are made to feel guilty

　　madk, have, let 及感官性动词see, hear, notice, feel 用于主动语态，符合宾语不定式的to符号应该省略。但这种结构改成被动式时，不定式符号必须还原。

　　We heard someone come up the stairs.

　　Someone was heard to come up the stairs.

　　

　　(On the one hand…, ) on the other hand

　　 On the one hand we could stay and help you, but on the other hand it might be better if you went to help him instead.

　　

　　hidden in his suitcase

　　过去分词短语作定语，修饰watches.

　　even if / though he has five hundred gold watches hidden in his suitcase.

　　

　　looking me in the eye: 两眼直盯盯的注视着我

　　look sb. in the face, stare sb. in the eye = look directly at sb.

　　Not one of the men dared look him in the eye.

　　

　　‘Would you mind unlocking this suitcase please ?‘

　　

　　The Officer went through the case with great care. = The Officer examined the case carefully.

　　with great care----强调相当的仔细

　　

　　in a mess:乱作一团

　　介词in 和名词搭配，表示一种状态

　　 秩序井然： in good order

　　 身体健康： in good health

　　 心情好： in a good mood

　　 脾气好： in a good temper

　　

　　light up:喜气洋洋，容光焕发

　　Eg: Masha‘s face lit up when she saw her old friend.

　　 His face lighted up at the small triumph.

　　 Tom really lighted up when he saw the new biccycle.

　　light有两种过去分词，过去式形式：lit, lighted

　　但是如果运用过去分词作定语，表示被点燃的。要用lighted

　　一只被点燃的雪茄：a lighted cigar

　　点燃的火炬： a lighted stick.

　　

　　介词短语－－with delight “欣喜若狂的”

　　with和抽象名词搭配，表示内心充满了一种感情

　　自信地： with confidence

　　细心地： with care

　　骄傲的： with pride

　　欣喜若狂的：with delight

　　惊讶的： with surprise

　　pounce on:向…猛扑过去，对…大做文章

　　Eg: The policeman pounced on the thief.

　　Don‘t pounce on my mistake.

　　

　　should have 和过去分词搭配，表示本应该做某事却没有做，具有谴责性的味道。

　　 You should have arrived here five minutes earlier.

　　 You should have told me about it.

　　本不应该做某事：shouldn’t have done

　　

　　exempt:免除的，被免除的 be ~ from

　　Drinks are not exempt from import duty.

　　

　　as----关系代词， 引导非限制性定语从句。他所指代的内容就是主句的整个句子的含义。

　　 As we know, the earth is round. (众所周知)

　　 As Brian pointed out, …（正如…所指出的）

　　 正如我很快得知的：as sb. mentioned

　　关系代词as 和which的区别：

　　 as 所引导 的非限制性定语从句，可用在主句之前

　　 which 引导的非限制性定语从句，只能用在主句之后。

　　

　　副词形式：encouragingly

　　 He was greeted by an unpleasant smell…

　　 greet:问候，向…致意；觉察到, 呈现在…眼前，在…耳边

　　I woke up and was greeted by a bird’s song.

　　Inside the room adreadful mess greeted us.

　　When he went into the kitchen, a smell greeted him.

　　

　　precious:珍贵的