touch base

to talk to someone for a short time to find out how they are or what they think about something? ? 聊聊；談?wù)劊ê湍橙硕虝r(shí)間談話，了解他們?cè)趺礃踊蛩麄儗?duì)于某事的想法）

I just wanted to quickly touch base with you: did you get an email from my secretary about the meeting????我只想和你簡單聊一聊：你收到我的秘書發(fā)給你的一封關(guān)于這個(gè)會(huì)議的電郵嗎？

I don’t think I have ever conveyed adequately my gratitude in your mentorship

可以適當(dāng)省略主語，例：Would love to have coffee with you sometimes if you have 20 minutes.

I dream to work for an energy start-up with which I wholeheartedly share the vision.

Thank you very much in advance for your time and insight.

... has made you an icon-like figure among us interpreter going-to-bes

I know that... 可以替換為I do understand that...

a simple 10-15 minute talk over coffee

I understand that Andrew's schedule is probably very?tight: hence any amount of help?he can give is very much appreciated. 凸顯出誠意

the other day 前幾天

hear from?sb phrasal verb

If you hear from someone, you get a letter or telephone call from them, or they tell you something

reach out to?sb?phrasal verb

1 MAINLY US to try to communicate with a person or a group of people, usually in order to help or involve them 用來替換contact, communicate
2 to offer help and support to someone

Thanks for the well-thought-out course blueprint for Academic Writing. 形容詞 ?經(jīng)過周詳之考慮的

Just trying to check in with you regarding?where we are on (where we are， 真的就是很地道的描述“我們做到哪一步了”的地道英語說法)?that project.

Also I am thinking（I am thinking比I think會(huì)更柔和，更有商量的意味）

deadline是嚇唬人來加速干活，而優(yōu)秀的可能性則能激勵(lì)人們加速干