1."We have to rush the semester to end it early, in order to make up the time that we spent on the strike," another student added.
make up 构成;编造;补足 (某数量);加班补足 (缺工时间)
They'll have to make up time lost during the strike.
他们将不得不补上因罢工失去的时间 。
Less than half of the money that students receive is in the form of grants, and loans have made up the difference.
学生们获得的有不到一半的钱是助学金形式的,贷款补上了不足的部分 。
2."It's for the benefit of all, not a benefit of lecturers only."
for the benefit of 为…的利益
The money is to be used for the benefit of the poor.
这笔钱用来为穷人谋福利 。
The allowances were for the benefit of the family as a whole.
这种补助金是对整个家庭的补助 。