（我們的疏失！法律學院寄出錯誤的入學通知電郵）
【摘要2022-10-12自由】◎孫宇青
The Northeastern University School of Law
in Boston, Massachusetts, said in a statement it’s guilty of accidentally
sending acceptance emails to former and current applicants.
麻薩諸塞州波士頓的東北大學法律學院在聲明中表示，他們犯下疏失，意外寄送錄取通知書電子郵件給歷屆及當屆的申請人。
The School blamed a "technical
error" for the glitch, saying the erroneous emails went to more than 200
people who applied for admission starting next fall, as well as to nearly 4,000
former applicants, some of whom are already enrolled.
該院將這個疏失歸咎於「技術性失誤」，坦言錯誤的電郵已寄給預定明年秋季入學的200多名申請人，以及近4000名歷屆申請人，其中還有人已註冊入學。
Lakisha Papoutsakis, a single mother, who
received the acceptance email, said that she has dreamed of going to law school
since she was a child.
收到入學通知的單親媽媽拉奇莎‧帕波薩琪斯說，她從小就憧憬進入法學院就讀。
She shared the good news with her loved
ones before noticing the follow-up email. "I was like, ’Oh my God this is
so amazing,’ and then it was like, ’Oh no, sorry, April Fool’s Day,’" she
said.（AP）
她跟親愛的人們分享喜訊後，才注意到後續的電郵。她說：「我本來心想，『我的天啊，這太驚喜了』，然後又覺得，『喔不，真遺憾，這是愚人節吧』。」（美聯社）
新聞辭典
glitch：名詞，小差錯、小故障。例句：My
new iPhone has been plagued with glitches since its launch.（我的新蘋果手機自開機以來不斷出現小故障。）
erroneous：形容詞，錯誤的。例句：The
event led him to leave an erroneous impression on her.（這起事件使他對她留下錯誤的印象。）
enroll：動詞，註冊、參加。例句：He
is enrolled as a night school student.（他註冊成為夜間部學生。）
Visiting Clients
拜訪客戶
【摘要2022-10-12壹蘋】
W：Willie M：Melinda
Melinda picks up a call from a salesman,
Willie.
W：I
was wondering if I could drop by your office and speak to you about our great
soaps, shampoos, and other beauty products since I' ll be in your area this
week.
M：I'
m not sure. We already deal with a number of wholesalers for those goods. I
don' t think we have a particular need to buy any more of them.
W：I
understand. However, I' d like to have the chance to change your mind. I think
once you see our amazing products, you' ll come around.
梅琳達接起一通由推銷員威利打來的電話。
威利：由於這週我會來到您的地區，我想知道我能否造訪您的辦公室，並和您聊聊我們優質的香皂、洗髮精和其他美妝品。
梅琳達：我不太確定耶。我們已經和一些銷售那些商品的批發商有來往了。我不覺得我們有特別需要去購入更多。
威利：我明白了。但是，我希望能有個機會改變您的心意。我認為只要您見到我們令人驚豔的產品，您便會回心轉意。
生活必備字詞：
drop by + 地方 順道拜訪．．．
Melisa asked me to drop by her house
whenever I was in her neighborhood.
deal with．．． 應付．．．；處理．．．
particular a.
特別的
come around 改變立場；回心轉意
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