"Did you buy anything overseas?" asked the Customs officer."Just a few small souvenirs," answered the lady. "I didn't buy anything of value.""Would you open this suitcase, please?" asked the officer."Of course," said the lady, "but it's only full of dirty clothes.""That doesn't matter," replied the officer. "I'm used to that."At that moment, the lady's daughter, a little girl of five, said, "Oh, be careful! Don't touch my mommy's old blue coat! Her new gold watch is in the pocket. You might break it!"
Learn the following by heart记住下列英文知识：1.overseas adv.在国外；在海外：He is now living overseas.他现在在国外生活。The product is sold both at home and overseas.这个产品行销国内外。这个词还可用作形容词:overseas students/ visitors外国留学生/游客2.customs n.海关：a customs officer 海关官员The customs have seized large quantities of smuggled heroin.海关查获了大量*私走**的*洛因海**。3.souvenir n.纪念物；纪念品：I bought the ring as a souvenir of Greece.我买了一枚戒指，留作对希腊的纪念。4.of value (作表语)有价值；有作用；值钱；有用：Every experience is of value.每次经历都有价值。The work I am doing is not of much value.我正在做的工作没多大价值。(作定语)有价值的；值钱的：Nothing of value is stolen.偷走的东西不值钱。You'll find this instrument of great value in making certain kinds of measurements.你会发现这种仪器在做这种测量时作用很大。
5.used to sth. / doing sth.习惯于；适应：I'm not used to eating so much at lunchtime.我不习惯午饭吃那么多。I found the job tiring at first but I soon got used to it.起初我觉得这份工作很累人，但很快就习惯了。