为什么外国民众都在抢购卫生纸

1、1large练习：六选五Social media has beenflooded with images of people buyingqua ntities of toilet paper and empty shelves, while #toiletpapergate and #toiletpapercrisis became trending topics among n et users.2.Social media posts are con tribut ing to toilet paper panic buying and stockpili ng, said Steve

2、n Taylor, a Can adia n psychologist and author of The Psychology of Pan demics.Taylor poin ted out that net users seldom repost pictures of calm shoppers and full supermarkets, but images of overstuffed shoppi ng carts and empty toilet paper shelves easily go viral. He said these trending images pro

3、bably create the illusion of urgency and scarcity, which makes people rush to purchase the toilet paper.2.FOMO syn drome, also known as fear of miss ing out, acco unts for the toilet paper panic buying as well, said Nitika Garg, associate professor from the Un iversity of New South Wales duri ng an

4、in terview with BBC.The syndrome refers to peoples anxiety over the possibility of missing out on somethi ng.Drive n by the syn drome, whe n some people see othersstockpili ng large amounts of toilet paper, they might thi nk there is a reas on and they must stock up some as well.4.Whe n 50 packs of

5、toilet paper rolls disappear off shelves, you really notice it because they take up so much room, Debra Grace, a professor from Griffith University told BBC. Its much more noticeable than 50 bottles of hand sanitizer disappearing.In a colu mn article published by The Guardia n, British behavior rese

6、archers Liam Smith and Celi ne Klemm also poin ted out that toilet paper itself will send a wrong sig nal to panic buying. They said toilet paper is bulky and the shelves will look empty quickly whe n removed, which triggers the percepti ons of scarcity among con sumers.5.Baruch Fischhoff, a psychol

7、ogy professor at Carn egie Mello n Uni versity, thought peoples stock ing up of toilet paper may be a react ion to the lack of a clear direct ion from officials.Fischhoff said whe n several coun tries took measures like quara nti ning to combat aga inst the no vel coron avirus outbreak, people bega

8、n buying more toilet paper and other household products in preparati on for the same thi ng in their coun tries. If officials dont give clear in formati on about goods producti on and supplies, people may panic thi nking theres a possible shortage and rush to purchase goods.A. Reacti on to lack of a

9、 clear direct ion from officialsB. Toilet paper stockpiling whipped up by social mediaC. Disappearing of toilet paper is more noticeableD. FOMO begets panic buyingE. Besides facial masks, cleaning products and food, toilet paper is also oncon sumerspanic shopp ing lists amid the ongoingno velcoron a

10、virusoutbreak.F. According to Garg, FOMO will trigger people to join the herd of toilet paper buyers.答案：EBDCA原文阅读为什么外国民众都在抢购卫生纸？CGTN当地时间3月9日，世界卫生组织总干事谭德塞表示，当前新冠肺炎在全球100多个国家地区蔓延病例数超10万，新冠肺炎成为大流行病的威胁已变得非常现实。面对持续升级的疫情，各国采取了各种防控措施，希望能遏制病毒的蔓延。国外民众们也开始购买生活物资，以应对疫情可能带来的影响。而在他们的购物清单里，除了口罩、清洁用品和食物以外，卫生纸这一物品显

11、得 格外抢眼。 Besides facial masks , clea ning products and food, toilet paper is also oncon sumers panic shopp ing lists amid the ongoing no vel coron avirus outbreak.Social media has beenflooded with images of people buying largequa ntities of toilet paper and empty shelves, while #toiletpapergate and#t

12、oiletpapercrisis becametrending topics among net users.除了面罩、清洁用品和食品外，厕纸还在消费者恐慌购物清单中，正在进行新型冠状病毒的爆发。社交媒体上充斥着人们购买大量卫生纸和空架子的图片，而“toiletpapergate 和toiletpapercrisis”则成为网民的热门话题。facial masks 口罩amid ?m ?d prep.在过程中；在中；四周是trending topics 话题榜23.020 years I rn not sure 匚汕 AraiTlhat long JO 25口阳Q 452iSocial med

13、ia posts are con tributi ng to toilet paper panic buying andstockpil ing , said Steve n Taylor, a Can adia npsychologist and author ofThe Psychology of Pan demics.Taylor poin ted out that net users seldom repost pictures of calmshoppers and full supermarkets, but images ofoverstuffedshopp ingcarts a

14、nd empty toilet paper shelves easilygo viral . He said thesetrending images probably create theillusion of urgencyand scarcitywhich makes people rush to purchase the toilet paper.加拿大心理学家、流行病心理学一书的作者史蒂芬泰勒(Steven Taylor说，社交媒体的帖子助长了厕纸的恐慌性购买和囤积泰勒指出，网民很少转载平静的购物者和满座超市的照片，但购物车和空的卫 生纸架的图片很容易走红。他说，这些流行的图片可能会

15、造成紧迫感和稀缺性 的错觉，这使得人们急于购买卫生纸stockpile St ?kpa ? n.囤聚的物资 v.大量储备psychology sa ?k?l?d?i n.心理学；心理；心理特征；心理影响 overstuffed T?v?st?ftv.装填过度；塞紧盖起来，涂油过多go viral g? ?ra ?1像病毒一样传播开来illusion ?u ?nn.错误的观念；幻想；幻想的事物；错觉urgency ?d ?nsi n.紧迫;急迫;急事;紧要scarcity ?ske ?s?ti n.缺乏；不足；稀少FOMO syn drome, also known as fear of mis

16、s ing out, acco unts for thetoilet paper panic buying as well, said Nitika Garg,associate professorfrom the Un iversity of New South Wales duri ng an in terview with BBC.The syndrome refers to peoples anxiety over the possibility of missing outon somethi ng. Accord ing to Garg, FOMO will trigger peo

17、ple to joi n the herd of toilet paper buyers. Drive n by the syn drome, whe n some people see others stockpil ing large amounts of toilet paper, they might thi nkthere is a reas on and they must stock up some as well.新南威尔士大学（University of New South Wales）副教授尼蒂卡？加格NitikaGarg ）在接受英国广播公司（BBC ）采访时表示，福莫综

18、合症（FOMO syndrome ）也被称为“害怕错过”，是厕纸恐慌性购买的原因这种综合征是指人们对错过某事的可能性感到焦虑。据加格称，福莫将引发人们加入购买卫生纸的人群。在这种综合症的驱使下，当一些人看到其他人囤积大量的卫生纸时，他们可能会认为这是有原因的，他们也必须囤积一些。syndrome ?idr ?m n.综合征；综合症状；典型意见；典型表现associate professor副教授herd h ?d n.兽群；牧群；人群；芸芸众生v.（使）向移动；牧放（牲畜、兽 群）Whe n 50 packs of toilet paper rolls disappear off shelve

19、s, you really no tice it because they take up so much room, Debra Grace, a professor from Griffith University told BBC. Its much more noticeable than 50 bottles of hand san itizer disappeari ng.In a column article published by The Guardian, British behavior researchers Liam Smith and Celi ne Klemm a

20、lso poin ted out that toilet paper itself will send a wrong sig nal to panic buying. They said toilet paper is bulky and the shelves will look empty quickly whe n removed, whichtriggers the perceptions of scarcity amongconsumers格里菲斯大学（Griffith Un iversity ）教授黛布拉格雷斯（ Debra Grace ）对英国广播公司（BBC ）说：“当50包

21、卫生纸从架子上消失时，你真的会注意到，因为它们占据了太多的空间。”比50瓶洗手液消失更引人注目。”在卫报发表的一篇专栏文章中，英国行为研究人员利亚姆史密斯（Liam Smith ）和席琳克莱姆（Celine klem）也指出，厕纸本身会向恐慌性购买发出错误信号。他们表示，厕纸体积庞大，当移开时，架子很快就会显得空荡荡的，这引发了消费者对稀缺性的看法。sani tizer 食物加工设备所用的）消毒杀菌剂column *?l?m n.柱;（通常为）圆形石柱；纪念柱；圆柱状物；柱形物;（书、报纸印刷页上）栏trigger ?r ?g?（r）n.（枪的）扳机;（尤指引发不良反应或发展的）起因，诱因；触发器；引爆器v.发动;引起;触发;开动;起动perceptionp ?sep ? n n.知觉；感知；洞察力；悟性；看法；见解scarcity ke ?s?ti n.缺乏;不足;稀少Baruch Fischhoff, a psychology professor at Carn egie Mello n Uni versity, thought peoples stock ing up of toilet paper may be a react ion to the lack of a