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

最近一次，我也出国归来，碰上一位特别好管闲事的年轻海关官员，他显然把我当成走私犯。

Perfume is not exempt from import duty.'

香水要上进口税的。”

A skeleton was dangling before my eyes.

一具骷髅悬挂在眼前，

One Saturday morning, Frank visited an antique shop in my neighbourhood.

一个星期六的上午，弗兰克去了我家附近的一家古玩店。

There was a note of triumph in my voice when I told him that it was there in black and white.

我带着一种胜利者的调子告诉他那趟车白纸黑字。明明白白印在时刻表上。

Buried somewhere in deep grass there is a rusting lawn mower which I have promised to repair one day.

深草丛中的某个地方有一台正在生锈的割草机，那就是我曾答应某日要修理的割草机。