美語會話 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(wǎng)球拍的賣家

奈特：我想知道你是否可以把網(wǎng)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。