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(yǔ)言點(diǎn):句子結(jié)構(gòu)分析:用bad spotter強(qiáng)調(diào)“從一堆雜物中找到某物”。With delight作pounced on的方式狀語(yǔ)。
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(yīng)該申報(bào),香水要上進(jìn)口稅的。”
語(yǔ)言點(diǎn):sarcastically充當(dāng)asked的方式狀語(yǔ),其后面的內(nèi)容亦為海關(guān)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(bǔ)充說:“這是一種我自己配制的奇異的混合物。”
語(yǔ)言點(diǎn):句子結(jié)構(gòu)分析:with a smile作added的方式狀語(yǔ)。最后一個(gè)直接引語(yǔ)中的I make myself前省略了引導(dǎo)詞that,是strange mixture的定語(yǔ)從句。