L11(1)：Not guilty

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. 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 thing 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.

guilty [ˈɡɪlti] 犯罪的，违法的，内疚的

tolerant  [ˈtɑːlərənt] 宽容的

declare [dɪˈkler] 申报

hardened  [ˈhɑːrdnd] 有经验的，老练的    hardened criminal  惯犯

smuggler  [ˈsmʌɡlər]  走私者

particularly [pərˈtɪkjələrli]  尤其、特别

officious  [əˈfɪʃəs] 爱管闲事的

looking me in the eye  只盯着我的眼睛

dreadful [ˈdredfl] 可怕的，一团糟的

light up 现出吃惊的神情;露出喜色

pounce  [paʊns] 猛抓、扑住

delight [dɪˈlaɪt] 高兴;愉快;

今天的文章挺长的，读了好几遍才读顺。开学第一周结束了。能休息休息。