chip in
湊錢
My mother said her colleagues always chip in to buy gifts to celebrate someone's birthday or when someone has a new baby.
媽媽說她的同事往往會湊錢買禮物給過生日的同事，或者給剛生孩子的同事。

A: How are you doing, Emily?
艾米麗，你最近過得怎么樣？
B: To be honest, I'm really fed up with work at the moment, I need a break.
老實說，我現在上班有點不耐煩了，我需要放個假。
A: Are you doing anything this weekend?
你周末打算干什么？
B: I have to work on Saturday all day. I really hate my job.
我周六一整天都得上班，我討厭我的工作。
A: Are you available on Sunday?
那你周日有空嗎？
B: Yes, it's my only day off until (next) Thursday.
有空，下周四之前我只有這一天休息時間。
A: Okay, well, my friends and I are planning on going to the beach on Sunday. We tend to leave around noon whenever we go anywhere. So you could still sleep in. Do you want to come with us?
好的，我和我的幾個朋友打算周日去海邊玩，不管去哪兒我們都會在中午左右出發，所以你可以睡個懶覺，你想跟我們一起去嗎？
B: That'd be fantastic! Which beach are you going to?
那可實在是太好了，你們打算去哪個海灘？
A: It's a quiet beach just about an hour outside of the city.
出城之后一個小時的路程，一個非常安靜的海灘。
B: What should I bring with me?
我需要帶什么東西嗎？
A: We've got plenty of inflatables. But if you want to sit on a chair, you will have to bring your own sunlounger.
我們帶了很多充氣玩具，如果你想坐椅子上的話，你就可以自己帶一把沙灘椅。
B: I love lazing around in a sun.
我喜歡懶羊羊地曬太陽。
A: Do you like surfing?
你喜歡沖浪嗎？
B: I've actually never tried. Do you have a surfboard?
我真的沒試過，你有沖浪板嗎？
A: We've got a few. I can teach you how to surf on Sunday. It'll be fun.
我們有幾個。星期日我可以教你沖浪，真的很好玩。
B: I can't wait. It sounds like we're going to have a great time. How much money should I bring?
我都要等不及了，聽上去我們會玩得很開心，我應該帶多少錢？
A: You'll just need roughly ten dollars for food and gas money. My friend is driving, so we usually all chip in a few dollars for gas money.
吃的加上汽油費，你需要帶十美元左右。我的一個朋友開車，所以一般我們都均攤幾美元的汽油費。
B: Okay, when and where should I meet you?
好的，咱們什么時候在什么地方見面？
A: We'll pick you up at your place at noon. Be there or be square.
星期日中午我們去你家接你，不見不散。