56 A Smuggler 走私者
走私者
Sam Lewis was a customs officer.He used to work in a small border town. It wasn't a busy town and there wasn't much work.The road was usually very quite and there weren't many travelers.It wasn't a very interesting job,but Sam liked an easy life.About once a week,he used to meet an old man.His name was Draper .He used to arrived at the border early in the morning in a big truck.The truck was always empty.After a while Sam became suspicious.He often used to search the truck,but he never found anything.One day he asked Draper about his job.Draper laughed and said,"I'm a smuggler."
山姆刘易斯是一名海关人员。他过去在一个小边镇工作。那个镇不繁忙，没有很多工作要做。通常路上是很安静的，没有很多游客。这不是一份很有趣的工作，但是山姆喜欢安逸的生活。他大概每周去见一个男人一次。男人的名字叫德雷珀。他常常在清晨开着一辆大卡车来到边境上。卡车总是空的。一会之后，山姆变得可疑。他常常检查卡车，但是什么都没发现。有一天他问德雷珀的名字。德雷珀笑着说：“我是走私者。”
链接:
regularinspecfion/ 例行检查
champagne/香槟酒
in excess of/超出
personal effects/私有用品
belongings/所属品
perfume/香水
border/边境
suspicious/怀疑的
smuggler/走私者