He had spotted a tiny bottle at the bottom of my case and he pounced on it with delight.
'Perfume, eh?' he asked sarcastically. 'You should have declared that. Perfume is not exempt from import duty.'
'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.'
13. He had spotted a tiny bottle at the bottom of my case and he pounced on it with delight.
他在我的箱底發(fā)現(xiàn)了一只小瓶,興奮地一把抓了起來。
語言點:句子結(jié)構分析:用bad spotter強調(diào)“從一堆雜物中找到某物”。With delight作pounced on的方式狀語。
14. Perfume, eh? he asked sarcastically. You should have declared that. Perfume is not exempt from import duty.
“香水,嗯?”他譏諷地說道,“你剛才應該申報,香水要上進口稅的。”
語言點:sarcastically充當asked的方式狀語,其后面的內(nèi)容亦為海關官員所說的話。
15. 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.
“不,這不是香水,”我說,“是發(fā)膠。”接著我臉帶微笑補充說:“這是一種我自己配制的奇異的混合物。”
語言點:句子結(jié)構分析:with a smile作added的方式狀語。最后一個直接引語中的I make myself前省略了引導詞that,是strange mixture的定語從句。