M:嗨，苏茜，最近怎么样?
F:Life is a little hectic at the moment.
F:这阵子有点儿忙。
M:Why is that?
M:为什么?
F:Don't you know it's Christmas time and I have a lot of things to get prepared.
F:你不知道要过圣诞节了吗?我要准备的东西太多了。
M:But, you're in China. What things do you have to get prepared?
M:可你现在在中国，有什么东西可准备的?
F:Bob, I'm planning on going home for Christmas，so I have to buy presents for everyone before I leave.
F:鲍勃，我打算回家过圣诞节，所以我要在回去之前给每个人买礼物。
M:Wow!That is a lot to do. Why don't you just give them all money in little red envelopes?
M:哇，那可真够你忙的了。为什么不直接包红包发给他们?
F:That would be much easier, but Americans don't like accepting money， they think that you should buy presents.Now, I have to figure out what to buy for all of my family and friends.
F:那倒是省很多事，可是美国人不喜欢给钱，他们认为你应该为他们买礼物。现在，我得想好为我的朋友和家人买什么。
M:Christmas doesn't seem like it is a very fun time of year.
M:圣诞节看起来不像是一年中很有意思的节日。
F:That's not true. Christmas is fun but there are also lots of things to take care of at the same time.
F:不对。圣诞节很有意思，但同时又有很多事情需要打理。
M:I won't bother you anymore. You'd better hurry and take care of all your errands.Christmas is just around the corner.
M:我不打扰你了。你最好快去办自己的事吧，圣诞节马上快到了。
F:I will.Merry Christmas!
F:我会的。圣诞快乐!
重点词汇
hectic繁忙的，忙乱的
Despite his hectic work schedule, Benny has rarely suffered poor health.尽管工作安排很紧张，班尼却少有健康不佳的时候。
get prepared准备好
So if you want to achieve something, you must make efforts and get prepared. 因此如果你想成就事业，就必须努力工作以做好迎接机遇的准备。
figure out算出;想出
They're trying to figure out the politics of this whole situation.他们正试图弄明白整个形势的利害关系。
errand差事
She went off on some errand.她出去办事了。
