As for consumers, his third priority, they have been forced to shop less in all.
Moreover, the sheer scale of panic buying in some places in recent weeks has led Unilever to turn monthly sales forecasts into weekly ones.
Consumption patterns are not uniform. America and Europe have witnessed shelves stripped, mostly in big supermarkets. In developing countries people flock to neighbourhood shops.
Demand is shifting online just about everywhere, but internet shopping is “totally overwhelmed”.
这是《经济学人》2020年3月刊的一篇文章'A dispatch from the home front'第7段，共5句。
1、
{'priority':'n.首要的事情、重要的事情'}
对于消费者来说，是他的第三条重要的事情，他们不得不减少上街购物。
2、
{'forecasts':'预测'}
此外，最近几周一些地方大规模恐慌式的抢购已经让联合利华月度销售预测转向周计划。
3、
{'shelves':'架子'}
{'flock':'聚集'}
消费模式也不一致。美国与欧洲的货架目测已经被抢空，这些大部分发生在大型超市。而在发展中国家，人们都蜂拥在社区便利店。
4、
{'overwhelmed':'压倒，难以承受'}
无处不在的需求正在向线上转移，但是网上购物“完全不堪重负”。
--总结--
【词汇部分】
{'priority':'n.首要的事情、重要的事情'}
{'forecasts':'预测'}
{'shelves':'架子'}
{'flock':'聚集'}
{'overwhelmed':'压倒，难以承受'}
