1、chip in to do凑份子钱
例句(1):Mary:Kate is getting transfered to another department(kate要转其它部门), and we are all chipping in to buy her a going-away present.Are you in? Edward:We're only passing acquaintances(我们不太熟). what's in it for me?
例句(2):明天是Lucy的生日,我们集资给她买个礼物吧 Tomorrow is Lucy's birthday.Shall we buy her a joint gift?
小结:
(1)Let's do sth.或者Shall we do sth?我们去...吧(表建议)
(2)Shall we buy her a dinner?我们请她吃晚饭吧
2、do a whip-round to do sth.凑份子钱去做某事
例句:我们集资(do a whip-round)请她吃饭吧(buy her a dinner),Let's do a whip-round to buy her a dinner.
小结:
(1)chip in to do something
(2)do a whip-round to do something.
集资,凑份子钱,众筹去做某事
3、 make one's acquaintance 或者 make the acquaintance of sb结识某人,认识某人
单词:acquaintance熟人,认识;friend朋友;intimate知己/至交/闺蜜
例句
(1)I have many acquaintances in this field这行,我有很多熟人(我认识很多熟人)
(2)你在这行有认识的熟人吗?Have you any acquaintances in this field?
或者Do you have any acquaintances in this field?
(3)我是去年认识的他。 I made his acquaintance last year.或者 I made the acquaintance of him last year。
4、What's in it for me?对我来说有什么好处呢?我从中能得到什么好处呢?
5、pick up the slack接手某人留下来的工作或不愿意做的事情
词句解析
(1)同事对应的英文单词:workmates/collegues/coworkers同事
(2)quit/quit ones job 辞去工作
(3)pick up 接手/捡起
pick up wallet 捡钱包
pick up your kid 接孩子
(4)slack松懈/萧条/闲置部分/工作
例句:Edward's coworker Kate quit, and he had to pick up the slack.