Eztalk美语【144】make an exception for you 为你破例

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.)

运送

Can you ship this product to Canada?

你们可以把这个货品送到加拿大吗?

overseas (adv.)

向海外，向国外

I haven never been overseas my whole life.

我这辈子没出国过。

exception (n.)

例外，make a exception for someone是指「为某人破例」

A: Sir, can I hand in my paper a day late?

老师，我可以晚一天交报告吗?

B: I'm sorry, but there are no exceptions to that rule.

抱歉，没有例外。

document (n.)

证书，证明文件

Have those documents ready for your interview?

这些证书对你的面试有帮助吗?

奈特寄三封电子邮件给网球拍的卖家

奈特：我想知道你是否可以把网球拍寄到台湾。

回信：很抱歉我们不寄到海外。太麻烦了。

奈特：我知道你们没有寄到国外的纪录，但是我愿意额外付运费。

回信：或许我们可以为你破例，如果你标到的话。

奈特：十分感谢!对了，那球拍真的是小威廉斯的吗?

回信：是的。你会得到一张小威廉斯用这球拍打球的照片，还有一张她写的证明文件。