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.
customs officers 海关
custom 习俗，惯例
“现如今”：
these days today nowadays
go through
When you're going
through（经历某事，尤其是不开心的是） a crisis, it often
helps to talk to someone.
I've gone through （检查，翻找）all my
pockets but I can't find my keys.
The Officer went through（检查，翻找）
the case with great care.
When she caught up with them, she saw that they had sat down and
were going through （检查，翻找）the contents of
the bag, so she ran straight at them.
declare 申报
―Have you anything to declare?
―No, I have nothing to declare.
Even
really honest people are often made to feel guilty.
make sb. do sth.
（主动结构，不加to）使某人\让某人\强迫某人做某事
be made to do sth.
（被动结构，加to）
类似结构：如果用动词原型do表示看到、听到或感受了整个过程
see / hear / notice sb. do sth.
（主动结构，不加to）
be seen / heard / noticed to do
sth. （被动结构，加to）
类似结构：如果用动词原型doing表示没有看到、听到或感受了整个过程
see / hear / notice sb. doing
sth.
be seen / heard / noticed doing
sth.
I saw him crossing the road.
He was seen crossing the road.
I heard the girl singing in the room.
The girl was heard singing in the room.
Almost any day a young porpoise may be seen trying to turn a
300-pound sea turtle over by sticking his snout under the edge of his
shell and pushing up for dear life.
语法题：
The missing boy was last seen near the river.
playing
to be playing
play
to play
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.
课文写作技巧分析：长短句结合，几个长句中间穿插一些短句，使文章粗略有质，赋予弹性，更加灵活。
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.
hardened adj.
英文解释：someone who is hardened has had a lot of difficult or
unpleasant experiences and is no longer much affected by such things
麻木的，老练的
表达“相互矛盾的两个方面”
on the other hand … （单独使用）然而在另一方面
on the one hand … on the other (hand) …
（复合使用）
英文解释：used to indicate contrasting points of view, opinions,
etc
I'd like to eat out, but on the other
hand I should be trying to save money.
On the one hand they'd love to have kids,
but on the other (hand), they don't want to give
up their freedom.
表达“原因之一是…”
for one thing …
for one thing … for another … 原因之一是…
另一个原因是…
英文解释： used to introduce a reason for sth
―“Well, for one thing, I can’t drive!”
―"For one thing, I don't like flying, and
for another, I can't afford it."
trouble v.
英文解释：if a problem troubles you, it makes you feel worried or
upset
He has a large bank note hidden in his pocket.
The corrupt official has 10 million yuan hidden in the
basement.
When
I returned from abroad recently, a particularly officious young Customs
Officer clearly regarded me as a smuggler.
注意正确搭配
return √
= come / go back √
return back X
say it again √
repeat it √
repeat it again X
go forward √
advance √
advance forward X
in my opinion, … √
I think … √
in my opinion, I think … X
it is because … √
the reason is that … √
the reason is because … X
语法复习：副词介词做宾语
When I returned from abroad（副词做宾语）
recently, a particularly officious young Customs Officer clearly
regarded me as a smuggler.
Suddenly, there was a slight trembling sound from
below（副词做宾语）, and the captain went down to see
what had happened.
Before long（副词做宾语）, biscuits of all shapes
and sizes began arriving at the factory.
After crossing the equator, the captain called in at a port to
have a new rudder fitted, but by now （副词做宾语）the
Thermopylae was over five hundred miles ahead.
Towards midday, a girl heard a muffled cry coming from
behind one of the walls（介词短语做宾语）.
单词辨析：
abroad ↔︎ aboard
quite ↔︎ quiet
dairy ↔︎ diary
latitude ↔︎ altitude
officious adj. 多管闲事的
英文解释：(disapproving) too ready to tell people what to do or to
use the power you have to give orders 爱发号施令的，指手画脚的
officer
n. 军官，警官；公务员，政府官员；船长
official
n. 官员（只能是政府里的官员）；公务员；高级职员
adj. 官方的；正式的；公务的
official corruption
official statistics
Have
you anything to declare? he asked, looking me in the eye.
look sb in the eye(s) / face
英文解释：to look straight at sb without feeling embarrassed or
ashamed 直视
No, I answered confidently.
confidently ↔︎ with confidence 可替换
Would you mind
unlocking this suitcase please?
1、请求对方做某事 would / do you mind doing
sth.
回答方式：
No, not at all.
Not at all.
Certainly not.
Of course not.
No, that’s quite all right.
Not at all, I’d be happy / glad to.
2、请求对方允许自己做某事
would / do you mind my / our
doing sth.
do you mind if（真实语气：一般现在时）
would you mind if（虚拟语气：一般过去时）
Would you mind my smoking here?
Do you mind if I smoke here?
（真实语气：一般现在时）
Would you mind if I smoked here?
（虚拟语气：一般过去时）
回答方式（肯定）：
No, not at all.
Not at all.
Certainly not.
Of course not.
Go ahead.
回答方式（否定）：
I wish you wouldn’t.
You’d better not.
I’m sorry, but …
I’m afraid …
I’m afraid this is a non-smoking office. （否定回答）
“Do you mind ?” “Go ahead.”
opening the window
I open the window
if I open the window
whether I open the window
托福听力：
He doesn't have any more time.
It doesn't bother him to wait.
He's never had to wait before.
He hasn't seen anyone at all.
W: Would you mind waiting a few more minutes?
M: Not at all.
Q: What does the man mean?
Answer: (B) It doesn't bother him to wait.
托福听力：
She doesn't want the man to call her.
The man is welcome to use the telephone.
The telephone doesn't belong to her.
The man should go somewhere else to make his call.
M: Do you mind if I use your phone?
W: Of course not.
What does the woman mean?
Answer: (B) The man is welcome to use the telephone.
托福听力：
Someone already borrowed her newspaper.
She’ll get the newspaper back from the man later.
She can’t lend the man the newspaper.
She hasn’t had time to read the newspaper yet.
M: Excuse me, do you mind if I borrow that newspaper for a little
bit.
W: I'm sorry, but it doesn't belong to me.
Q: What does the woman imply?
Answer: (C) She can’t lend the man the newspaper.
The Officer
went through the case with great care.
副词名词互换：with 加名词 （搭配见过的再写）
The officer went through the case with great care (=very
carefully).
He had spotted a tiny bottle at the bottom of my case and he
pounced on it with delight
(=delightedly).
Then I added with a smile
(=smilingly).
'No', I answered confidently (=with
confidence).
His few material possessions make it possible for him to move
from place to place with ease (=easily).
She faced the difficulty with calmness
(=calmly).
I looked at her with curiosity
(curiously).
She spoke to me with tenderness
(=tenderly).
I greeted Philip with enthusiasm
(=enthusiastically).
其他介词：
The gang picked their victims at random
(=randomly).
I met an old friend in town by accident
(=accidentally).
The negotiations were conducted in secret
(=secretly).
It's unprofessional to criticize your colleagues in public
(=publicly).
All
the things I had packed so carefully were soon in a dreadful
mess.
things [pl.]
英文解释：personal belongings 私人财物
Belongings n. [经] 财产，所有物；亲戚
The chest contained the personal
belongings of a seaman, Alan Fielding.
As they grow old, people also accumulate
belongings for two other reasons, lack of
physical and mental energy, both of which are essential in turning out
and throwing away, and sentiment.
pack vt. 包装；压紧；捆扎；挑选；塞满
unpack vt. 卸下…；解除…的负担
表达“混乱”：
in a mess
in a / an dreadful /
terrible / awful /
appalling mess
in (a state of) disorder*
Everything was in disorder, but nothing
seemed to be missing.
The whole office was in a state of
disorder.
in (a state of) chaos
The kitchen was in chaos.
Without it, nothing could ever be brought to a conclusion;
everything would be in a state of
chaos.
at sixes and sevens
I
felt sure I would never be able to close the case
again.
语法复习：特殊从句，形容词不足语
Still, I'm glad the bell is working
again.
'It's working all right, but I'm afraid that at
one o'clock it will strike thirteen times and there's nothing I can do
about it.'
When a passing tanker rescued them five days later, both men were
genuinely sorry that they had to leave.
Suddenly, I saw the
Officer's face light up.
light up
英文解释：if someone’s face or eyes light up, they show pleasure,
excitement etc.（因喜悦、兴奋等脸上或眼中）露出光彩
He
had spotted a tiny bottle at the bottom of my case and he pounced on it
with delight.
pounce (on sth) 猛扑
plunge (into sth) 猛跳
charge (at sth) 猛冲
with delight ↔︎ delightedly
delightedly adv. 感到高兴地
delightfully adv. 令人高兴地
She delightedly（感到高兴地） accepted the invitation.
The evening is delightfully（令人高兴地）cool.
Robert was delighted （感到高兴的）to see me and equally pleased
with my little gift.
Indeed they can have a delightful （令人高兴的）surprise when
they find something useful which they did not know they owned.
The old view of Galileo was delightfully
（令人高兴地）uncomplicated.
Perfume, eh? he asked
sarcastically.
eh interj. 语气词
英文解释：used for asking someone to agree with you
课文写法替换：
'Perfume, eh?' he asked sarcastically /
ironically.
'Perfume, eh?' he asked with (heavy) sarcasm /
irony.
You
should have declared that. Perfume is not exempt from import duty.
should / ought to have done
该做的事没做（带有责备语气）
He should have known that the police would never allow this sort
of thing. A policeman approached Jimmy and told him he ought
to have gone along a side street as Jumbo was holding up
the traffic.
How I regretted the hours wasted in the woods and fields, the
days when I had played and should have
studied.
be exempt from sth. 免除某事
Children are exempt from the
charges.
Currently, developing nations are exempt
from certain restrictions on carbon emissions.
exempt sb. from sth.
import duty / customs duty /
tariff* 关税
These days, it is differences in national regulations, far more than
tariffs, that put sand in the wheels of trade between rich
countries.
tax n. 税
income / property / sales / inheritance
tax
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.
hair gel
英文解释：a thick liquid substance which is put in the hair to help
the hair keep a particular shape or style
add
英文解释：v. to say more about something that has just been said
补充说，接着说
add that …
Everyone will be invited to vote, he said, adding
that voting is likely to be via the web.
He added that a student had dressed up as
a policeman and was playing all sorts of silly jokes on people.
do sth with a smile / laugh / sneer /
shock / sigh / start …
做某事带着某个动作
'Oh, that,' he said with a smile as if he
were talking about an old friend.
Looking round, I realized with a shock
that I was the only passenger left on the bus.
'Oh, is it?' said the sheriff with a
sneer. 'Well, I'm Brinksley Meers, and my other name is
Gloria Gleam. Now you get out of here fast !'
One night, however, our vicar woke up with a
start: the clock was striking the hours!
She slowly sat down with a sigh and
closed her eyes.
oneself 与 by oneself 作状语时的区别
oneself 强调“亲自”，并非他人代劳
Lesson 46 Do it yourself
I would not hear of the suggestion and said that I would fix it
myself.
While Alfred's little army slowly began to gather at Athelney,
the king himself set out to penetrate the camp
of Guthrum, the commander of the Danish invaders.
by oneself = alone
强调“独自”，没有他人陪伴或帮助
As I expected,
he did not believe me.
语法：as引导的非限定定语从句修饰整个句子
As I soon learnt, he was English himself!
Anyway, as Brian pointed out, it is the easiest thing
in the world to give up smoking.
Things can go wrong on a big scale, as a number of
people recently discovered in Parramatta, a suburb of Sydney.
Try it! I said encouragingly.
表达“鼓动试一试”
try it
give it a try
give it a shot
The
Officer unscrewed the cap and put the bottle to his nostrils.
screw
unscrew
He
was greeted by an unpleasant smell which convinced him that I was
telling the truth.
be greeted by …
英文解释： (of sights, sounds or smells) to be the first thing that
you see, hear or smell at a particular time
首先看到的、听到的、闻到的是……
convince sb. of sth.
convince sb. that … ‘that’从句前介词去掉
tell the truth 讲实话
tell a lie / story / joke …
A
few minutes later, I was able to hurry away with precious
chalk marks on my baggage.
with后独立主格
hurry 匆匆的走
搭配：
She hurried away in the opposite
direction.
He hurried forward to meet him.
We hurried upstairs to see what was going on.
With this, he hurried off the stage.
She hurried down the corridor as fast as she
could.
More than 100 men hurried to the scene to donate
their blood.