[ebs 입트영] 영어 공부 혼자하기 ; Panic Buying/Stockpiling(사재기)

코로나바이러스가 전 세계를 덮치고 연이어 일어난 마트 사재기 현상!

우리나라에서는 초반에 마스크 사재기를 제외하면 크게 이슈 될 것이 없었는데요,

외국의 상황은 정말 심각했었죠 ㅠㅠ

사람들이 마트에 가도 선반이 텅텅 비어서 살 것이 없었다고 합니다.

지금은 초반의 혼란에 비해 조금 안정되어가는 모습을 보이고 있어서 다행이에요.

ebs 입이 트이는 영어와 함께 '사재기'관련 영어 표현을 공부하고, 관련 질문들에도 답해볼게요.

 

---

 

panic buying/stockpiling 사재기

stock up on 비축해 놓다

hoard 사재기하다

 

feel anxious 불안감을 느끼다

personal hygiene 개인위생

health supplies 의료 용품

hand sanitizer 손 소독제

 

composed 침착한

daily necessities 생필품

online shopping 인터넷 쇼핑

 

---

 

[Study Group Questions]

 

 

1. Why do you think so many people around the world were stockpiling daily necessities?

 

Because they were feeling so anxious about the coronavirus pandemic.

The confirmed cases were growing sharply everyday and the lockdown measures were put in place.

The virus is so contagious that it would be more dangerous to go out to the market to buy things.

Also, there was a high chance of every thing getting more expensive due to the virus spreading.

They might lose their job and the factories might stop someday in the future, then they couldn't buy anything at the market.

I think this big anxiousness led so many people to panic buying and fight over the necessities.

 

 

2. What are some items you keep at home for emergencies?

 

For emergencies, I keep first-aid medicine at home.

Since my mother is a pharmacist, it is easy to get knowledge of medicine and also easy to have it.

When I get sick at night, I take some medicine first rather than going to the hospital.

It costs a lot to go to an emergency room at night, and there is no doctor's office open at night.

So I take it really important to keep some medicine at home.

But of course, you definitely need to know well about medicine you have, so that you can avoid misuse and abuse of the medicine.

 

 

3. Have you ever stockpiled something? What was it? Why did you do that?

 

I don't like stockpile something at home. (I am a minimalist!)

However, before I know it, I sometimes have something more than I need.

For example, a month ago, I made some honey lemon preserve, and I bought too many lemons for it.

Eventually I had to make three or four bottles of lemon preserve and they were all stockpiled in the refrigerator.

Finally, I have just been able to finished the last bottle of them. haha~

From then on, I made a habit of cheking the amount of food I need.