backscratching
n. 互相利用
例句
A so-called “backscratching” principle was rather popular between factories and collective farms. So they preserved different vegetables for winter.
这段意思不对吧,原文是说这些工厂农场什么的都知道互相帮助,所以各单位冬天腌的菜都不同然后大家换着吃。