1. We all chipped in.
大家湊錢買的。

chip in
捐助

eg:Let's chip in 20 dollars to buy him a present.
讓我們湊夠20塊錢為他買份禮物。

2. You're this far from famous.
你差這么點就紅了。

far from
完全不，遠非，遠離

eg:Tradition is far from being inter or burdensome for the writer.
對作家來說，傳統(tǒng)決不是毫不生氣的和累贅的。

3. Fancy a cuppa then, mate?
來杯茶，兄弟?

喜愛；想象

eg:There's a new Italian restaurant in Madison Street. Do you fancy going to eat there?
麥迪遜街上新開了一家意大利餐館。你想去那兒嘗嘗嗎？

4. Sir! Security's down, sir. It's failing.
長官，警戒系統(tǒng)關閉了，整個失靈了。

失敗，衰退

eg:Financial institutions will fail from time to time, and should.
時不時就會有金融機構(gòu)倒閉，也應該如此。