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Don’t Shop Till You Drop! 血拼停不了：解读购物强迫症

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Is your closet overflowing with garments that have yet to be worn, or your CD collection full of albums that have yet to be played? If your answer to ___1___ of these questions is “yes,” then you could be a shopaholic.

你的衣柜是否塞满还没穿过的衣服？或是你收藏的CD中有一堆尚未播放过的专辑？如果你对这两个问题其中一个的答案是肯定的，那么你很有可能是个购物狂。

Shopaholics suffer from a condition ___2___ as “compulsive shopping,” although some psychologists comment that it’s more of an impulse control disorder than an actual compulsion. Compulsive shopping has been called the “smiled-upon addiction,” ___3___ it’s generally treated less seriously than other addictions such as alcoholism, it is often the butt of jokes. For those who suffer from this disorder, however, it’s certainly no ___4___ matter. Indeed, if let to get out of control, it can be just as destructive as alcohol or drug addiction. Shopaholics’ habit of buying what they don’t need or can’t ___5___ often leads to massive debts, which can ruin their lives and bring distress to those around them.

购物狂饱受一种名为「购物强迫症」的症状所苦，虽然许多心理学家表示，此一状态比较像是冲动控制失调，而非真的强迫作用。购物强迫症常被称为「可拿来说笑的瘾疾」，因为比起酗酒之类的成瘾行为，购物强迫症较不被当成一回事，而且常沦为笑柄。然而对罹患这种病症的人来说，那绝不是件好笑的事。更确切地说，若置之不理，它可能会跟酗酒、药物上瘾具同等毁灭性。购物狂习惯购买自己不需要、负担不起的物品，常会导致巨额负债，不仅毁了自己的人生，更会带给周遭的人痛苦。

In many cases, compulsive shopping begins at an early age and stems from parental neglect or lack of self-esteem. Without adequate emotional support, shopaholics turn to shopping as a ___6___ source of happiness, although the emotional boost it gives is almost always temporary. They are drawn into a vicious circle with shopping sprees ___7___ in feelings of guilt and depression, which are dealt with by going shopping again.

在许多案例中，购物强迫行为在小时候就出现，大多起因于父母的疏于关心或是缺乏自信。因为缺乏适当的情绪支持，购物强迫症患者于是转而血拼，以狂买作为得到快乐的替代来源，就算从中得到的高昂情绪几乎总是短暂的。他们陷入一个恶性循环：疯狂乱买会令患者感到罪恶、沮丧，而他们又再藉由狂买以宣泄这些负面情绪。

In this consumer society, ___8___ we’re bombarded with hundreds of advertisements every day, it’s no wonder that compulsive shopping is becoming an increasingly widespread problem. But as it grows in seriousness, it is starting to be treated along ___9___ lines as other addictions with support groups available. So, if you think you might be a shopaholic, don’t despair. Help is at hand to stop your closet from bursting before your ___10__ completely empties!

在这个消费社会中，我们每天被数以百计的广告轰炸，也难怪购物强迫症成了日渐普遍的问题。正因为购物强迫症日趋严重，治疗方式也开始比照其他病瘾，互助团体也应运而生。所以如果你认为自己可能是购物狂，不要感到绝望。帮助随手可得，可以在你的荷包被掏空前，阻止衣柜大爆炸。

−by David Vickers

Vocabulary

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overflow [͵ovɚˋflo] v. 泛滥；满（或多）得溢出

compulsive [kəmˋpʌlsɪv] adj. 强迫的; 难以抑制的〔难以抑制的行为往往是精神病的一种症候〕

impulse [ˋɪmpʌls] n. 冲动

addiction [əˋdɪkʃən] n. 成瘾；上瘾

destructive [dɪˋstrʌktɪv] adj. 破坏的；毁灭性的

massive [ˋmæsɪv] adj. 巨大的，大量的，大规模的

ruin [ˋrʊɪn] v. 使毁灭；毁坏

distress [dɪˋstrɛs] n. 悲痛，苦恼

stem from 起源于; 由...造成 to result from something

neglect [nɪgˋlɛkt] v. 忽视，忽略

self-esteem [͵sɛlfəsˋtim] n. 自尊; 自信

temporary [ˋtɛmpə͵rɛrɪ] adj. 临时的；暂时的

vicious circle 恶性循环 a situation in which the apparent solution of one problem in a chain of circumstances creates a new problem and increases the difficulty of solving the original problem. Also called vicious cycle.

depression [dɪˋprɛʃən] n. 沮丧，意气消沉

bombard [bɑmˋbɑrd] v. 不断攻击, 猛炸, 轰击；向……连续提出问题[（+with）]

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单词发音

garment [ˋgɑrmənt] n. （一件）衣服; 服装，衣着

shopaholic [͵ʃɑpəˋhɔlɪk] n.【口】购物成癖的人

psychologist [saɪˋkɑlədʒɪst] n. 心理学家

disorder [dɪsˋɔrdɚ] n. 失调

compulsion [kəmˋpʌlʃən] n. 强迫作用

alcoholism [ˋælkəhɔl͵ɪzəm] n. 酗酒

the butt of a joke 笑柄 the reason for or aim of a joke, especially when it is a person

no laughing matter 不是闹着玩的, 非同小可, 不是儿戏

debt [dɛt] n. 负债

boost [bust] n. 激励; 鼓舞; 增加

spree [spri] n. 无节制的狂热行为; 狂饮作乐

despair [dɪˋspɛr] v. 绝望，丧失信心

at hand 在手边; 眼前；在附近  happening or present at this time

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