潮流英語情景對話張口就來Unit59：圣誕節(jié)
M:嗨，蘇茜，最近怎么樣?
F:Life is a little hectic at the moment.
F:這陣子有點兒忙。
M:Why is that?
M:為什么?
F:Don't you know it's Christmas time and I have a lot of things to get prepared.
F:你不知道要過圣誕節(jié)了嗎?我要準(zhǔn)備的東西太多了。
M:But, you're in China. What things do you have to get prepared?
M:可你現(xiàn)在在中國，有什么東西可準(zhǔn)備的?
F:Bob, I'm planning on going home for Christmas，so I have to buy presents for everyone before I leave.
F:鮑勃，我打算回家過圣誕節(jié)，所以我要在回去之前給每個人買禮物。
M:Wow!That is a lot to do. Why don't you just give them all money in little red envelopes?
M:哇，那可真夠你忙的了。為什么不直接包紅包發(fā)給他們?
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，可是美國人不喜歡給錢，他們認(rèn)為你應(yīng)該為他們買禮物?，F(xiàn)在，我得想好為我的朋友和家人買什么。
M:Christmas doesn't seem like it is a very fun time of year.
M:圣誕節(jié)看起來不像是一年中很有意思的節(jié)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:不對。圣誕節(jié)很有意思，但同時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:我不打擾你了。你最好快去辦自己的事吧，圣誕節(jié)馬上快到了。
F:I will.Merry Christmas!
F:我會的。圣誕快樂!
重點詞匯
hectic繁忙的，忙亂的
Despite his hectic work schedule, Benny has rarely suffered poor health.盡管工作安排很緊張，班尼卻少有健康不佳的時候。
get prepared準(zhǔn)備好
So if you want to achieve something, you must make efforts and get prepared. 因此如果你想成就事業(yè)，就必須努力工作以做好迎接機(jī)遇的準(zhǔn)備。
figure out算出;想出
They're trying to figure out the politics of this whole situation.他們正試圖弄明白整個形勢的利害關(guān)系。
errand差事
She went off on some errand.她出去辦事了。
