Lesson 11 Not guilty无罪 单元复习 非限定性定语从句

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.

quite ^{adj.相当的、颇为的|完全的、彻底的}

• They were also quite sure that a cigarette end did not start the fire. ^十分肯定
• The crowd suddenly grew quiet.The drunk, however, seemed quite sure of himself. ^{相当有把握}
• In winter, however, life at the monastery is quite different. ^{截然不同(另有一番景象)}

Even really honest people are often made to feel guilty. ^{短句放中间过渡（长短长，长为主，短点缀）}

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.someone who is hardened has had a lot of difficult or unpleasant experiences and is no longer much affected by such things 见怪不怪、麻木了}

• a hardened criminal / police officer etc.
• The children became hardened to the violence.

troubled ^{v. if a problem troubles you,it makes you feel worried or upset.}

• Don't trouble trouble until trouble troubles you. ^{不要无事生非}

 He has a large bank note hidden in his pocket. ^{他的口袋里藏着一张大额的钞票。}
The corrupt official has 10 million yuan hidden in the basement. ^{这个贪官在地下室里藏了1000万元。}

When I returned from abroad recently, a particularly officious young Customs Officer clearly regarded me as a smuggler.

介词 + 副词 ^{from abroad}

• Suddenly, there was a slight trembling sound from below, and the captain went down to see what had happened.
• Before long, biscuits of all shapes and sizes began arriving at the factory.
• Before long, the noise dropped completely, and the boat began to drift gently across the water.
• After crossing the equator, the captain called in at a port to have a new rudder fitted, but by now the Thermopylae was over five hundred miles ahead.
• Towards midday, a girl heard a muffled cry coming from behind one of the walls. ^{NCE3-35(介词 + 介词短语)}

officious ^{adj. (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}

• When people put on uniforms, their attitude becomes more confident and their manner more officious.

'Have you anything to declare? he asked, looking me in the eye.

look sb in the eye(s) / face ^{to look straight at sb without feeling embarrassed or ashamed 直视(不礼貌)}

• Can you look me in the eye and tell me you're not lying? 直视我并告诉我没有撒谎
• I'll never be able to look her in the face again! ^没脸见她

‘No,’ I answered confidently.

• confidently → with confidence ^{名词更庄严}

'Would you mind unlocking this suitcase please?'

Do you mind if I smoke here? I'm afraid this is a non-smoking office.

The Officer went through the case with great care. 

with great care ^{名词有更多的限定(更庄严正式)} = 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).
• The gang picked their victims at random (Frandomly). ^介词会变
• I met an old friend in town by accident (=accidentally).^{不全都是with}
• 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.］personal belongings 私人财物}

• The chest contained the personal belongings of a seaman, Alan Fielding. ^NCE3-32

I felt sure I would never be able to close the case again. ^{形容词补足语从句}

• 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 ^{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}

• His eyes lit up with laughter. ^{他笑得两眼放光。}
• Her face lit up with pleasure.^{她高兴得容光焕发。}

He had spotted a tiny bottle at the bottom of my case and he pounced on it with delight.

'Perfume, eh?' he asked sarcastically. 

eh ^{interj. used for asking someone to agree with you.}

• Pretty good, eh?

‘You should have declared that.

should / ought to have done ^{应该做却没做(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. ^责备
• How I regretted the hours wasted in the woods and fields, the days when I had played and should have studied. ^自责

Perfume is not exempt from import duty.’

be exempt from sth. ^{免于、免除}

• Children are exempt from the charges. ^{儿童免费(票)}
• Currently, developing nations are exempt from certain restrictions on carbon emissions. ^免除

'But it isn't perfume,’ I said. 'It's hair gel.’ 

hair gel  ^{a thick liquid substance which is put in the hair to help the hair keep a particular shape or style.}

Then I added with a smile, 'It's a strange mixture I make myself.’

add ^{v. 补充说、接着说 to say more about something that has just been said.}

• I have nothing to add to my earlier statement.
• He added that a student had dressed up as a policeman and was playing all sorts of silly jokes on people. ^{NCE3-40 add that + 从句}

do sth with a smile / laugh / sneer / shock / sigh / start ... ^{带着...做某事}

•  '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.
• 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. ^{一边叹气、一边...}

oneself 与 by oneself作状语时的区别

As I expected, he did not believe me. ^{AS引导的非限制性定语从句（唯一可放首句的）}

• 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. ^NCE3-33

"Try it!' I said encouragingly.

try it ^试一下

• try it give it a try.
• give it a shot,
• have a try.

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.

be greeted by...^{（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⋯⋯}

• I woke up and was greeted by bird song.
• When she opened the door she was greeted by complete disorder.

tell the truth ^说实话

• tell a lie / story / joke ...

A few minutes later, I was able to hurry away with (being) precious chalk marks on my baggage. ^独立主格

hurry ^{v.匆忙，急忙；催促}

• She hurried away in the opposite direction. ^匆忙离开
• He hurried forward to meet him. ^匆忙向前
• We hurried upstairs to see what was going on.^匆忙上楼
• With this, he hurried off the stage. ^{hurry + 介词短语}
• She hurried down the corridor as fast as she could. ^{匆忙沿走廊下去}
• More than 100 men hurried to the scene to donate their blood. ^{匆忙赶到现场}