VOA标准英语2020--越来越多美国人在线购物来避免感染病毒

The corona¹ virus outbreak is boosting demand for home delivery of meals and groceries as more consumers avoid crowded restaurants and stores.

Sandy Nuremburg was dismayed after a recent trip to the supermarket.

It was a madhouse and it was crowds of people and everybody coughing.

So the mother of two decided² to try something different,

she's now ordering all her groceries on Instacart an online delivery service.

Instacart has definitely become a hundred percent of our groceries now.

Because it available on Instacart and its reducing you know our exposure and our exposing other people because I have small kids.

From his home office professor John Swats Berg advises that everyone should restrict their contact with other people.

The less contact we have with other people, the less chance were going to become infected.

So going to the grocery store is a perfect opportunity to interact with lots of other people,

particularly if the grocery store is crowded.

Over the past few days InstaCart and other retail³ stores have set records for daily app downloads according to app topia a data tracking service.

But if you can’t use the apps and must physically⁴ go to the stores,

Infectious Diseases expert Jason Farley says try shopping at off-peak hours.

Also when you grab a shopping cart, most stores are now putting some level of alcohol or Clorox wipe on top front.

Take that handles of your card and clean it with that alcohol-based wipe.

And then when you’re done with that use the alcohol-based Purell or some other form of alcohol-based gel to clean your hands.

What about gloves?

You’re wearing gloves in a store ok is as good as you touching⁵ something you then touched other things in your buggy.

But when you get home if you then touch that same metal can

or say same plastic bags or same activities, the virus is probably still there.

With the virus being spread from person to person contact through respiratory droplets⁶,

expert say the safest course while shopping is to avoid close contact with other shoppers.

1 corona   

n.日冕

参考例句：

• The corona gains and loses energy continuously.日冕总是不断地获得能量和损失能量。
• The corona is a brilliant,pearly white,filmy light,about as bright as the full moon.光环带是一种灿烂的珠白色朦胧光，几乎像满月一样明亮。

2 decided   

adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的

参考例句：

• This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
• There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。

3 retail   

v./n.零售；adv.以零售价格

参考例句：

• In this shop they retail tobacco and sweets.这家铺子零售香烟和糖果。
• These shoes retail at 10 yuan a pair.这些鞋子零卖10元一双。

4 physically   

adj.物质上，体格上，身体上，按自然规律

参考例句：

• He was out of sorts physically,as well as disordered mentally.他浑身不舒服，心绪也很乱。
• Every time I think about it I feel physically sick.一想起那件事我就感到极恶心。

5 touching   

adj.动人的，使人感伤的

参考例句：

• It was a touching sight.这是一幅动人的景象。
• His letter was touching.他的信很感人。

6 droplets   

n.小滴( droplet的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Droplets of sweat were welling up on his forehead. 他额头上冒出了滴滴汗珠。 来自辞典例句
• In constrast, exhaled smoke contains relatively large water droplets and appears white. 相反，从人嘴里呼出的烟则包含相当大的水滴，所以呈白色。 来自辞典例句