科技英语11Speaking Practice.ppt

Scientific English 10;Speaking Practice;Michael和李华好几天没见了，今天刚好在校园里碰到，两个人就聊起来了。李华会学到两个常用语：to chip in和snail mail。 L: 嗨，Michael，Bob明天开生日party， 你去吗？ M: Yes, Im going with a few friends. We decided to chip in and buy him a leather jacket. Hes been talking about buying a jacket for a long time. L: 你要和几个朋友一起去参加 party，还要给他买一件皮夹克。可是皮夹克很贵，你们是不是准备大家凑钱给他买？你刚才说chip in是不是就是这个意思呀？ M: Thats right. To chip in, means to each contribute money to buy something. L: 那就是我们中国人说的凑钱买东西。 M: Usually you say chip in if each person in a group of people gives some money to buy someone a present. L: 要是每个人都出一些钱给谁买个礼物，人们