有时候，规则可以破例。
yǒu shíhòu ， guīzé kěyǐ pòlì 。
Sometimes, rules can be broken as an exception.
为了帮助他，我决定破例一次。
wèile bāngzhù tā ， wǒ juédìng pòlì yīcì 。
In order to help him, I decided to make an exception this time.
老师破例让我们今天早退。
lǎoshī pòlì ràng wǒmen jīntiān zǎotuì 。
The teacher made an exception and allowed us to leave early today.