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Delay 動詞名詞同形，當作動詞的解釋是因為某些原因而使得計畫延遲、延期、或延誤了，也就是我們常在社群媒體上看到的「抵累」，動詞常見的用法是 be delayed：

All flights to Boston today are delayed because of bad weather.

由於氣候惡劣，今天飛往波士頓的所有航班都延誤了。

My plane was delayed by two hours.

我乘坐的飛機延誤了兩小時。

Rain delayed the start of the race by an hour.

雨迫使比賽延遲開始了一個小時。

Have you delayed or avoided medical care due to concerns related to COVID-19?

你是否曾因為 COVID-19 相關的擔憂而推遲或避免醫療護理呢？

They delayed having children until their late 30s.

他們推遲到 30 多歲才生小孩。

I think we should delay deciding about this until next year.

我認為我們應該等到明年再決定這件事情。

我們來看一個對話和一則關於火車延誤的公告：

Delay 作為名詞

Excuse me. Do you know what's causing the delay?

不好意思打擾一下。請問你知道是什麼導致了延誤嗎？

After a series of delays and setbacks, the project was finally approved.

經過一連串的拖延和挫折，該企劃最後終於獲得批准了。

This is a win-win measure. We hope that the Council and the European Parliament will adopt this proposal without delay.

這是一個雙贏的措施。 我們希望理事會和歐洲議會能夠即刻通過這個提議。

Shipping has become expensive in 2021 for several reasons: lack of shipping containers, unexpected delays, and inefficient cargo processing.

航運運輸在 2021 年變得昂貴有幾個原因：缺乏貨櫃、意外延誤和貨物處理效率低下。

Due to precautions in place to protect our distribution center employees, we are experiencing shipping delays. Please allow additional order processing and delivery times.

由於我們採取了保護我們配送中心員工的預防措施，我們現在有運輸延誤的情形。請容許我們額外的訂單處理和交貨時間。

On March 23, 2021, the ultra-large container ship Ever Given entered the Suez Canal to make a crossing that would normally take anywhere between 11 and 16 hours. Instead, it got stuck in the Suez Canal and blocked all other ships from sailing through the vital passage. The Suez Canal is responsible for more than 10% of the world's trade, so hundreds of millions of people were affected by the delay.

2021 年 3 月 23 日，超大型貨櫃船 Ever Given 進入蘇伊士運河，穿越通常只需要 11 到 16 小時的時間。 相反地，它卡在了蘇伊士運河中，並阻止了其他所有的船隻通過這條重要通道。蘇伊士運河負責全球 10% 以上的貿易，因此有數億人受到延誤的影響。

Deliver 是動詞，意思是「運送」，例句：

The furniture store is delivering our new bed on Thursday.

傢俱店將在週四把我們的新床送來。

The supermarket delivers groceries for free within 30 miles of the store.

那家超市提供 30 英里範圍內免費運送(的服務)。

Online retailers such as Amazon and Etsy will gift-wrap items as requested which makes it a very convenient way to buy and deliver gifts to friends and loved ones.

Amazon 和 Etsy 等網路零售商會根據要求包裝(選購的)商品，這樣一來，購買和發送禮物給朋友和親人變得十分方便。

「東西什麼時候會送到」用英文可以這樣表達：

• 東西 + will be delivered + 時間

• 東西 + will arrive + 時間

Our parcel will be delivered tomorrow morning.

我們包裹會在明天送到。

A shipment of free samples will arrive next week.

一批免費試用品會在下週送到。

Dear Mr. Smith, we are sorry to hear that your laptop notebook arrived in a damaged condition. A replacement will be delivered to your home on Thursday afternoon.

親愛的 Smith 先生，我們很遺憾得知您的筆記本電腦在收到時已損壞。替換件將在 6 月 26 日星期四下午送到您家。

Delivery 是名詞，意思是「出貨、送貨」，例句：

The delivery is scheduled for this morning.

預計今天早上出貨。

The company offers free delivery with orders over $100.

超過 100 美元的訂單該公司即提供免運。

We offer refrigerated delivery for food items.

我們提供食物低溫運送服務。

Good afternoon. I was calling to inquire about a delivery I am expecting for an order I placed online. It is for a refrigerator.

午安。我打來是要詢問我一張網路訂單，我正在等待它出貨。是一台冰箱。

Please enter the tracking or reference number to get your shipment status and obtain proof of delivery.

請輸入追蹤號碼或參考號碼瞭解您的貨件狀態，並取得簽收證明。

If the estimated delivery time has passed and you still haven't received your order, please contact Customer Service, by tapping Contact Us on the App menu.

如果預計到貨時間已過，但您仍未收到訂單，請點擊應用程式選單上的“聯繫我們”來聯繫客服。

On delivery = 貨物抵達時

You can pay for the juicer on delivery.

榨汁機可以貸到付款。

$200 is payable immediately with a further $100 payable on delivery.

200 美元是要馬上付的，另外 100 美元交貨時再付。

If you don't want to pay first, we offer a collect-on-delivery service.

如果您不想先付費，我們有提供貨到付款服務。 (註: Collect-on-delivery service = 貨到付款服務)

Take delivery of = receive = 收到 (Take delivery of 經常出現在有關航空公司買新飛機、航運公司造新船的新聞中，見例句)

We expect to take delivery of our new car next week.

我們預計下週能拿到新車。

He told us he is taking delivery of a new Cadillac CT4 tomorrow morning.

他告訴我們他明天早上就會拿到一輛新的凱迪拉克 CT4。

The company will take delivery of three more vessels by the end of this year.

該公司將在今年年底前收到三艘船。

By the end of 2025, Evergreen Marine Corp will have taken delivery of more than 40 new ships, with a total capacity of more than 550,000 TEU, according to internal estimates.

據內部估計，到2025年底，長榮海運將收到 40 多艘新船，總運力超過55萬 EU。(註：TEU = Twenty-foot Equivalent Unit = 20 呎標準貨櫃，是貨櫃容量的計算基礎)

Akasa Air, India's newest airline, has taken delivery of its first Boeing 737 MAX in Seattle, US. The carrier plans to offer commercial flights starting in the summer of 2022 to support the growing demand across India. 

印度最新的航空公司 Akasa Air 在美國西雅圖收到了其首架波音 737 MAX。該航空公司計劃從 2022 年夏季開始提供商業航班，以支持印度各地不斷增長的需求。

Do deliveries = deliver = 做外送。在國外要是我們想知道某某餐廳是否有提供外送服務，可以打電話過去詢問：Do you deliver? 或是 Do you do delivery? 但若是你想「點外帶」之後自己過去取，就可以問店員：Do you do takeout? (你們有做外帶嗎？)

The supermarket does deliveries for free within 30 miles of the store.

距超市商店 30 英里內即免費運送。

The restaurant doesn't do deliveries.

這家餐廳不做外送。

Please handle this package with care.

請小心處理此包裹。

The courier has just delivered a package for you.

送遞急件的信差剛剛送來一個包裹給你。

The computer comes with a software package.

電腦附帶一套套裝軟體。

Compensation package = 企業經理收到的薪酬待遇 (or compensation plan) 

He will receive a compensation package worth $1 million over three years.

他的薪酬待遇價值 3 年 100 萬美元。

My compensation package includes salary, health insurance, and a company car.

我的工作薪酬待遇包括薪水，健康保險和公司用車。

Severance package = 員工在非自願離職時有權獲得的薪酬和福利 (or severance pay) 

He received a severance package valued at $ 1 million.

他收到了價值 100 萬美元的遣散費。

Our parcel will arrive tomorrow morning.

我們包裹會在明天收到。

These parcels were sent by airmail.

這些包裹以航空郵件寄送。

There was a large brown paper parcel sitting on the front doorstep.

前門台階上放著一個大大的牛皮紙包裹。

The cost of mailing parcels from British Columbia will increase with effect from May 22, to reflect the higher transportation costs to overseas countries due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

從 5 月 22 日起，從不列顛哥倫比亞省郵寄包裹的費用將增加，以反映因 COVID-19 大流行而導致運送至海外國家的運輸成本節節高升。

Ship 有名詞跟動詞的用法，當名詞時候，意思是「船，船隻」，指水上運輸工具。 當動詞時候，意思是「寄貨」，常用的用法有兩種：(1) Ship + 東西 + to + 人 (2) Ship + 人 + 東西。

We shipped the items to you last week. 

我們上週把這些物品寄給了你。

We shipped you the items last week.

我們上週把這些物品寄給了你。

How much does it cost to ship a package these days?

現在運送包裹要花多少錢啊？

Your order is expected to be shipped soon.

您的訂單預計將很快發貨。

The goods were shipped from a foreign port.

貨物是從外國港口運來的。

The company had the equipment shipped last night.

該公司昨晚把設備運送出去了。

片語動詞 ship out  意思是「透過船、飛機、或是卡車把貨物送到某個地方」。

The package shipped out on an express carrier last week, so it should have reached you by now.

包裹上週透過快遞公司寄出，所以現在應該已經寄到您那兒了。

As soon as we have your package shipped out, we will send you an email containing the tracking information.

一旦我們寄出您的包裹，我們將發給您一封含有郵件追蹤資訊的電子郵件。

Ship 當名詞時候，意思是「船，船隻」，指水上運輸工具，尤其是大型的用於海上運輸的船隻。

Shipment 意思是「運輸給客人或商店的大宗貨物」，這時候是可數名詞，例句：

The factory just sent us a shipment.

 工廠剛把貨寄到我這。

We will deliver the shipment tomorrow.

我們明天發貨。

A shipment of urgent medical supplies is expected to arrive very soon.

一批急需的藥品預計很快就到。

The Russian military said it had destroyed a large shipment of Western-supplied weapons in northwestern Ukraine with long-range missiles. 

俄羅斯軍方表示，它在烏克蘭西北部用遠程導彈摧毀了大批西方供應的武器。

Your order is on the way. Track your shipment to see the delivery status.

您的訂單正在處理中。 追蹤您的貨件以查看交貨狀態。

Shipment 也有不可數名詞的用法，指的是「將貨物從一個地方發送到另一個地方的過程」

The goods are ready for shipment.

貨物已準備好裝運。

Dozens of valuable works of art disappeared during shipment to the National Museum.

數十件珍貴的藝術品在運往國家博物館的過程中消失了。

Shipping 是指透過海運將貨物或人員「運輸」到另一個目的地(但也可以泛指包含海、陸、空運的大型運輸)，例句：

The cost is $205 plus $3 for shipping.

費用是 205 美元加 3 美元的運輸費。

We need to arrange the shipping schedule. When would be the best time to deliver your order to your office?

我們需要安排發貨時間表。什麼時候將您的訂單送到您辦公室最好呢？

Wrapping fragile items in foam or bubble wrap provides cushioning and protects items from scratches, scrapes, and dents during shipping.

將易碎物品用海綿橡膠或泡泡包裝紙包起來可提供緩衝並保護物品在運輸過程中產生刮傷、刮痕和凹痕。

When the zipper on my Jansport backpack broke, the company would fix or replace it for free. That is part of its lifetime warranty. Although I had to pay for my own shipping to the Jansport warranty center in California, I did get a brand new backpack about a month later.

當我的 Jansport 背包上的拉鍊壞了，公司會免費修理或更換它。這是包包終身保固的一部分。雖然我必須自己支付運費寄到加利福尼州的 Jansport 保修中心，但大約一個月後我確實拿到了一個全新的背包。

跟我一樣依賴網路購物的同學們應該也會很在意「免運」這件事，畢竟高通膨時代能省則省，「免運」的英文可以用 free shipping 或是 free delivery 來表達。在 shipping 或 delivery 這兩個字後面加上 fee/charge 就是「運費」的意思， 當然這當中也是存有小小差異的：一般來說，delivery fee/charge 是指「送貨到家的運費」，像是平時網購一些美妝美髮、服飾、食物外送 app 平台上的運費就是用 delivery fee/charge ; 至於運貨本身若是涉及空運或海運，就會偏向使用 shipping fee/charge 來表達。你可能也曾經在國外購物網站看到上面寫著  shipping and handling fee/charge，意思就是運輸與物流、包裝等等相關的費用。

Shipping and handling charges vary by carrier and are calculated at checkout.

運費和手續費因承運商而異，並會在結帳頁面計算。

Please note that shipping and handling charges are not refundable.

請注意，運費和手續費不予退還。

We offer free shipping on orders over $99.

訂單滿 99 美元即免費運送。

The average cost of sending a full shipping container overseas in 2021 has skyrocketed to $8,000 or more. If you're a business owner who offers free shipping to your customers, it's even more crucial to evaluate how you'll maintain profit margins in today's market. 

2021 年將一個完整的集裝箱運送到海外的平均成本已飆升至 8,000 美元或更多。如果您是為客戶提供免費送貨服務的業主，那麼評估您將如何在當今市場上保持利潤就更加重要了。

Shipping cost = 運送成本

One major cause of skyrocketing shipping costs is port congestion, which means there are more cargo ships at importing docks than there is time or space to offload their bulk shipping containers. This forces cargo ships to wait for dock space to open. 

航運成本飆升的一個主要原因是港口擁堵，這意味著進口碼頭的貨船數量超過了卸下散裝集裝箱所需要的時間或空間。這迫使貨船必須等待碼頭空間開放。

我們來看一封關於商品交貨延遲的電郵：

Courier 和 carrier 這兩個英文字，我們中文分別翻成快遞員/快遞公司 (courier) 以及送貨員/承運商 (carrier)，看起來差異實在不大，大家也經常交替著用。但若要細分，它們派送的貨件規模大小、區域，甚至是價格親民度可是有差別的喔！比方說我們熟悉的 FedEx、UPS、Purolator 就是屬於 Courier Companies，負責寄送信件 (letters)、郵包 (parcels) 、包裹 (packages)，要寄送的貨件不會太大、箱子的數量也不會多到需要機器幫忙搬運，並且通常是「送貨上門」的方式 (It is usually a door-to-door method of delivery.) 。

至於 Carrier Companies 就偏向運送 large shipments (超過150lbs，大約等於 68kg 左右)，需要有特殊配備的專用卡車以及裝貨卸貨的地點 (loading and unloading sites)。

Our courier can deliver the documents to you by the end of the day.

我們的快遞員可以在今天之前將文件送達給你。

The courier held out a delivery receipt and asked me to sign it.

快遞員拿出收據讓我簽字。

The courier has just delivered a package for you.

快遞員剛剛送來了一個包裹給你。

For every parcel shipped through Supersender, you will receive a tracking number via e-mail once the service is confirmed with the courier.

透過 Supersender 運送的每個包裹，一旦(我們)與快遞公司確認服務，您的電子郵件將會收到一組追蹤號碼。

I got a call from the delivery person stating he has arrived.

我接到快遞員的電話，說他已經到了。

He got a job as a delivery man for a hardware store.

他在一家五金行找到了一份送貨員的工作。

Our delivery person called earlier, and he's stuck in traffic on Gilmore Road. He will probably be at your residence at around 11 o'clock.

我們的快遞人員稍早有來電，他被困在 Gilmore 路上的車陣中，可能要到11點左右才能到您住處。

Make sure to get a delivery receipt for this package.

務必拿到此包裹的送貨單據。

The courier held out a delivery receipt and asked me to sign it.

快遞員拿出送貨單據讓我簽字。

The project manager counted the units before signing the delivery receipt.

專案經理在簽收送貨單據前清點了配件。

動詞 inquire 的中文解釋是「打聽、詢問」，不管透過什麼辦法，就是要「找出答案」，它的後方經常加上 about：

She decided to walk to the bus terminal and inquire about the fares to San Diego.

她決定步行到巴士總站，詢問前往聖地亞哥的車資是多少。

Hundreds of prospective buyers have inquired about the presale condominiums in New Westminster. 

數百名潛在買家紛紛詢問位於 New Westminster 的預售公寓大樓。

Hi, I'm calling to inquire about the reward in a post online about your missing pet.

嗨，我打電話來詢問有關您網路貼文中搜尋走失寵物的獎勵。

Good afternoon. I was calling to inquire about a delivery I am expecting for an order I placed online. It is for a refrigerator.

午安。我打來是要詢問我一張網路訂單，我正在等待它出貨。是一台冰箱。

Inquire 後面也可以加上 question words (whether/if/how/why/when, etc)，例句：

The server inquired whether we would like to sit near the window.

服務生問我們要不要坐在靠窗的位置。

Several people called this morning to inquire if the bakery is hiring any pastry chefs.

今天早上有幾個人打電話詢問麵包店是否正在招聘糕點師。

Inquiry = a question about somebody/something or a request for information about somebody/something，中文我們可以理解為諮詢、詢問，或是打聽，例句：

We received over 300 inquiries about the job.

我們收到了超過 300 份關於這項工作的詢問。

We've already had a lot of inquiries about membership of the new sports center.

我們已經收到了很多關於新體育中心會員資格的詢問。

The company has received more than 1,000 inquiries since they launched the insurance policy last month.

自上個月推出保險單以來，該公司已收到超過 1,000 份諮詢。

We've been receiving a lot of inquiries from customers regarding package arrival dates.

我們最近一直收到顧客詢問關於包裹抵達日期的問題。

Pickup = 取貨，在這裡是名詞的用法，從片語動詞 to pick up something or to pick something up 來的，透過下面這個句子就可以很清楚得看出動詞 to pick up 和名詞 pickup 的分別喔！

Now shop online and pick up your order from your local store without the wait or cost of shipping. Simply select your store, add items to your cart and select "contactless curbside pickup" at checkout. We'll notify you when your order is ready for pickup.

您現在可以在網路上購物並在您當地的商店取貨，無需等待也不用負擔運費。只需選擇您的商店，將商品加入您的購物車，然後在結帳時選擇“非接觸式路邊取貨”。 當您的訂單可供取貨時，我們會通知您。

Hello, this is Benjamin Corry. I'm calling to see if my prescription for glasses is ready for pickup.

您好，我是 Benjamin Corry。 我打電話是想知道我配的眼鏡是否可以取件了。

The Apple Store offers same-day service for some repairs, such as screen repair. If our technician needs to send your iPhone to an Apple Repair Center, you'll be notified when it's ready for pickup.

Apple Store 為某些維修提供當日服務，例如螢幕維修。 如果我們的技術人員需要將您的 iPhone 送到 Apple 維修中心，您會在它準備好取件時收到通知。

新冠疫情讓全球零售業遭遇重創，許多商家因應疫情紛紛推出各種零接觸取貨 (zero contact pickup) 來維持生計，像是路邊取貨 (curbside pickup)，消費者下好單後，開到指定商家取貨，不用下車零接觸好安心：

Pickup time = 取/收貨時間

Please indicate your preferred pickup time on the form.

請在表格上指明您想要的收貨時間。

How far in advance can I schedule a pickup time?

我可以提前多久安排取件時間？

我們來看一個商店的公告：

To sign for something 意思就是提供簽名，尤其是當我們要「批准某件事」或是「簽收包裹郵件」的時候，例句：

Would you sign for this, please? 

麻煩您簽收一下好嗎？

The courier asks me to sign for the parcel.

快遞員請我簽收包裹。

The recipient of this package must sign for it.

此包裹的收件人必須簽收。

Your order will be sent to you on January 15. Will there be anyone home to sign for the package?

您訂購的商品將會在1月15日送達。會有人在家簽收包裹嗎？

大家應該都有過幫別人「代收」包裹或掛號信或是「代簽」文件的經驗，這時候可以用 to sign for someone or to sign something for someone，看例句：

The hiring manager isn't here right now, but I can sign for him.

招聘經理現在不在，但我可以替他簽字。

When the delivery comes, will you please sign my name for me? 

(東西)到貨時，請你幫我簽個名好嗎？

及物動詞 expedite 就是「促進、加快」某件事的完成：

We'll do what we can to expedite the processing of your insurance claim.

我們將盡我們所能加快處理您的保險索賠。

We are planning to relocate two factories in California to Los Angeles. Employment training workshops will be held next week in Los Angeles to expedite job placement.

我們計劃將加利福尼亞的兩家工廠遷至洛杉磯。下週將在洛杉磯舉行就業培訓研討會，以加快就業安置。

With Taiwan's COVID-19 “ring of steel” breached, the public is demanding vaccines, and politicians are calling for vaccine imports to be expedited.

隨著台灣的 COVID-19 鎖國政策出現缺口，民眾要求疫苗接種，政界人士也呼籲加快疫苗進口。

Sitting at his desk in the Oval Office on Monday, U.S. President Joe Biden signed the Ukraine Democracy Defense Lend-Lease Act to expedite shipments of weapons and supplies to Ukraine.

週一，美國總統 Joe Biden 坐在白宮辦公室的辦公桌前，簽署了《烏克蘭民主國防租借法案》，以加快向烏克蘭運送武器和物資。

有時計劃趕不上變化而必須尋求「急件服務」，英文的說法是 expedited service，也許你曾有過急需更新護照的狀況，這時候除了繳交一般規費外，還得被加收「速件處理費」(expedite fee)，以台灣來說是每提前ㄧ天收件要多收台幣 300 元的費用。另外相關的詞彙還有 expedited delivery 或是 expedited shipping，也就是「快速到貨」的寄件服務。 

If you paid the $50 fee for expedited service when you applied and you did not receive expedited service, you may be eligible to request a refund of this fee. 

如果您在申請(護照)時支付了 50 美元的速件處理費，但您沒有享受到急件服務，您可能有資格要求退還這筆費用。

Last year, the Postal Service generated $ 5 billion of its $ 55 billion in revenue from their expedited delivery services, which includes Priority Mail and overnight deliveries.

去年，郵政總局 550 億美元的收入中，有 50 億美元來自他們的急件服務，其中包括優先郵件和隔夜遞送。

Expedited shipping service will inevitably be of a higher cost than a standard shipping service. Companies like Amazon can offer this to customers for free as they have such a high turnover, but this might not be realistic for your business.

急件服務會比標準運輸服務的成本更高，這是不可避免的。 像 Amazon 這樣的公司可以免費向客戶提供這種服務，是因為他們的營業額非常高，但這對您的企業來說可能並不實際。

I sent the letters by express mail.

我用快捷郵件寄出這些信件。

It was sent to us by express mail.

這是用快遞寄給我們的。

The Maroon 5 concert tickets I'd been waiting for have finally arrived by express mail.

我一直在等待的 Maroon 5 演唱會門票終於透過快遞收到了。

All our packaging is biodegradable.

我們所有的包裝材料都是可生物分解的。

Before accepting any return or exchange from customers, please make sure the items are in their original packaging and are not damaged. It is our return policy that no returns or exchanges would be processed without a dated receipt.

在接受客戶退貨或換貨之前，請確保產品為原包裝且無受損。根據我們的退換貨政策，未提供含有日期的收據是無法進行退貨或換貨的。

A packing list 會列出寄件包裹內含的物品、日期、買賣方的資訊、寄送日期與地點等等， packing list 裡並不會列出商品金額(也是有例外的情況)，他們和發票 (invoices) 畢竟是不一樣的商業文件: The packing slip cannot be used for taxation purposes. (出貨單不能用於稅收目的。)

When you receive your order you must check the contents against the packing slip enclosed with the goods.

當你收到訂單時，你必須對照貨物隨附的出貨單檢查內容物。

It is essential for buyers to check that the goods are in good condition and that the quantity delivered is correct before signing the packing slip.

在簽署出貨單之前，買家必須檢查貨物狀況是否良好以及交付的數量是否正確。

Some immigrants are being paid substandard wages.

有一些移民的工資低於標準。

We are writing to inform you that your delivery of 26 four-drawer chests on March 12 has given us cause for serious complaints. They were delivered in substandard condition and cannot be fixed. Please let us know as soon as possible what your company intends to do to rectify this situation.

我們寫信是要通知您，您在 3 月 12 日交付的 26 個四格抽屜櫃讓我們有理由提出嚴重投訴。它們送達時處於不合標準的狀態，並且無法修復。請盡快讓我們知道貴公司打算採取什麼措施來改正這個狀況。