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.
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| custom n.风俗习惯 |
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quite adv.相当地、颇为地|完全地、彻底地
- 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)
| go through | 字面：走过、穿过 | First, you have to go through immigration and customs.首先你必须通过移民局和海关的检查。 |
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| 经历(尤其是不愉快的) | When you're going through a crisis, it often helps to talk to someone. | |
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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）
| make sb. do sth. 使某人做某事 | She enjoyed herself making the assistant bring almost everything in the window before finally buying the dress she had first asked for. | |
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| be made to do sth. 被要求做某事 |
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| see / hear / notice sb. do sth. 看到、听到、注意到某人做某事 | I saw / heard / noticed him leave the room. 主动 | |
| be seen / heard / noticed to do sth. 被看到、被听到、被注意到做某事 | He was seen / heard / noticed to leave the room. 被动 | |
| be seen / heard / noticed doing sth. doing 表刹那间被看到...非完整的过程 |
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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.
| on the other （hand） 另一方面、相反地 used to indicate contrasting points of view,opinions, etc. | on the one hand... on the other （hand）一方面... 另一方面...(非连词) |
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| 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. |
| for one thing ... 首先、一方面 used to introduce a reason for sth. | for one thing ... for another ... 一方面...另一方面（分号;可以代替连词） |
| "Why don't you get a car?" "Well, for one thing, I can't drive!" 原因之一是... | "For one thing, I don't like flying, and for another, I can't afford it. 首先...另一个原因是... |
trouble 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.
| return ✓ | go back ✓ | |
| say it again ✓ | repeat it ✓ | |
| go forward ✓ | advance ✓ | |
| in my opinion, ... ✓ | I think ... ✓ | |
| it is because ... ✓ | the reason is that ... ✓ |
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)
| abroad adv.在国外，到国外(ab + road) | aboard adv.在（船、飞机、火车等）上(a + board) |
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| study abroad. 出国留学 | All aboard! 全体乘客 |
| quite adv.相当，很；非常 | quiet adj.轻声的，安静的 |
| dairy adj.奶制的，乳品的 | diary n.日记 |
| latitude n.纬度；纬度地区 | altitude n.海拔高度 |
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.
| officer n.各种官员 | official n.(政府的)官员 adj.官方的、官员的 |
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