Coronavirus: Supermarkets ask shoppers to stop stockpiling 新冠病毒：英国超市呼吁顾客理智购物
China DailyCoronavirus: Supermarkets ask shoppers to stop stockpiling 新冠病毒：英国超市呼吁顾客理智购物 Play audio file （注：原文发表于 3 月 15 日。）正值人们对新冠病毒有关的囤货行为感到担忧之时，英国的数家连锁超市呼吁顾客不要购买超过他们需要的数量。在一封联名信中，英国零售商提醒顾客在购物时应考虑周到，以免导致他人买不到急需的物品。 The pandemic hasn’t yet peaked in the UK, but many shoppers have been stocking up on essentials such as loo roll, hand wash and long-life foods. 该消息刊登在今明两天的报纸上，由包括英佰瑞（Sainsbury’s）、乐购（Tesco）、阿斯达（ASDA）、Iceland 和考斯特卡特超市（Costcutter）共同签署。消息表示他们正竭尽全力确保货架上的存货充足，但指出，顾客超需求购物的行为可能意味着他人无货可买。 They 这些商家也试图打消公众的疑虑，他们说，如果大家共同努力，就有足够的物资满足所有人的需求。 词汇 stocking up on 囤积，大量购买 essentials 生活必需品 loo roll 卫生纸 hand wash 洗手液 long-life 保质期长的 purchase limits 购买限制 in-demand 需求量大的，紧俏 at full capacity 满负荷地 shelves 货架 阅读理解：请在读完上文后，回答下列问题 。 1. What do supermarkets think people need to do to make sure there are enough items for everyone? Many shoppers have been stocking up on essentials such as loo roll, hand wash and long-life foods.
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Britons form huge queues to purchase toilet roll and strip shelves bare as panic-buying continues
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