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欢迎收看美国之音：新闻词汇。
Finding toilet paper during a pandemic can be a struggle.
在疾病大流行期间买到卫生纸是一件很困难的事情。
Panic. In March, areas of the United States were told to self-quarantine
恐慌。三月，美国的一些地区被告知要进行自我隔离，
to slow the spread of the disease, Covid-19.
以减缓新冠肺炎的传播。
It caused people to panic and buy lots of items, like toilet paper.
它导致人们恐慌，购买很多物品，比如卫生纸。

Producers say they have increased toilet paper production to meet the demand.
生产商说，他们已经增加了卫生纸的产量，以满足需求。
Panic is a sudden condition or feeling of extreme fear that makes someone
恐慌是一种突然的状况极度恐惧的感觉，它使人
unable to think or act as usual.
不能像往常一样思考或行动。
People often reason poorly when they are panicked and take hurried action.
人们在惊慌失措时往往缺乏理性，匆忙采取行动。