让我们大家凑二十块钱帮他买份礼物吧 dollars, him, 礼物

captinjack

Let's chip in 20 dollars to buy him a present.

让我们大家凑二十块钱帮他买份礼物吧。

Chip in 就是大家出钱的意思，这跟以前介绍过的 pass the hat 有点类似。但 pass the hat 指的多半是大家自己出自己的，而 chip in 则是说每个人出一点钱，把这个钱拿去做一件事。可能是买礼物啦，或是分担一些共同的费用。例如有一次我去别人家玩，结果很不幸的门不知道为什么被锁住了，大家都进不住，这时就有人说：OK. Let's chip in some money to call the locksmith.

YPJ

Pass the hat is equal to the AA ,right?
莎莎dawn 发表于 2011-9-20 11:45

    I don't think so even if I am not really understand it .

莎莎dawn

Pass the hat is equal to the AA ,right?

captinjack

when joining a party ,people pass the hat .but when it comes to a charity conference,they chip in .