A famous joke in Scotland was to send someone to a house to deliver a letter.

一个在苏格兰家喻户晓的笑话是派人去一户人家送信。

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I have relatives in the United States and they say that they would never get a postman going out of their way to deliver a letter if something is missing from the address.

其他国家的邮政可没有这样的服务水平。我有亲戚在美国，他们说如果位址列上面缺少了什么，他们绝不会指望邮递员会把信送上门来。

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Yes, I need you to take a letter, deliver this package and call my lawyer.

是的，我要你写一封信，寄这个包裹并打电话给我的律师。

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It already has a far-flung network of sorting centers and letter carriers that allows it to deliver physical documents to every U.S. address six days every week.

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Commenting on his letter, Mr Moore said teachers and schools were being pressurised to deliver around five and a half hours of intense education to every child, every day.

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