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 shipping¹ 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 haven² 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。

1 shipping   

n.船运（发货，运输，乘船）

参考例句：

• We struck a bargain with an American shipping firm.我们和一家美国船运公司谈成了一笔生意。
• There's a shipping charge of ￡5 added to the price.价格之外另加五英镑运输费。

2 haven   

n.安全的地方，避难所，庇护所

参考例句：

• It's a real haven at the end of a busy working day.忙碌了一整天后，这真是一个安乐窝。
• The school library is a little haven of peace and quiet.学校的图书馆是一个和平且安静的小避风港。