Eztalk美語【144】make an exception for you 為你破例
Nate e-mails the tennis racket seller three times
Nate:I was wondering whether you could ship the tennis racket overseas to Taiwan.
Re: I'm sorry we don't ship overseas. It's too much trouble.
Nate:I understand you don't have a history of shipping overseas, but I am willing to pay extra for shipping.
Re: Maybe we could make an exception for you if you win the bid.
Nate:Thanks so much! By the way, is the racket really Serena Williams’?
Re: Yes. You'll get a picture of Serena playing with the racket and a document from her.
ship (v.)
運送
Can you ship this product to Canada?
你們可以把這個貨品送到加拿大嗎?
overseas (adv.)
向海外，向國外
I haven never been overseas my whole life.
我這輩子沒出國過。
exception (n.)
例外，make a exception for someone是指「為某人破例」
A: Sir, can I hand in my paper a day late?
老師，我可以晚一天交報告嗎?
B: I'm sorry, but there are no exceptions to that rule.
抱歉，沒有例外。
document (n.)
證書，證明文件
Have those documents ready for your interview?
這些證書對你的面試有幫助嗎?
奈特寄三封電子郵件給網球拍的賣家
奈特：我想知道你是否可以把網球拍寄到臺灣。
回信：很抱歉我們不寄到海外。太麻煩了。
奈特：我知道你們沒有寄到國外的紀錄，但是我愿意額外付運費。
回信：或許我們可以為你破例，如果你標到的話。
奈特：十分感謝!對了，那球拍真的是小威廉斯的嗎?
回信：是的。你會得到一張小威廉斯用這球拍打球的照片，還有一張她寫的證明文件。
