In the capital, there's a queue for everything, everywhere.

在首都，到处都是排队买东西人。

I'm guessing people are plum out of spending money.

我猜人们没钱再买东西了吧。

Tom Moses who works at a nearby national park, noticed a “brown patch” on the back of the car after the owner parked it to do some shopping.

在附近一家国家公园工作汤姆·摩西在车主停车去买东西意到那辆汽车后面有一块“棕色斑点”。

Your friends and family are coming over tonight and we still need to get a lot of things.

你家人和朋友今晚要过来，我们还有很多东西要买。

So Spero is downscaling, shopping at middle-brow Dillard's department store near her suburban Cleveland home, instead of Neiman Marcus.

因此斯派罗相应地节约起开支，买东西就在克利夫兰郊她家附近中档迪拉德百货公司，而不再去内曼·玛科斯。

At five minutes before eight, Passepartout, hatless, shoeless, and having in the squabble lost his package of shirts and shoes, rushed breathlessly into the station.

现在离八点钟只有五分钟了，火车眼看就要开走，路路通光着头，赤着脚逃到车站，连方才买一包东西，也在打丢了。

Hello. I was in your store this past weekend and bought a few items.

你好。上周末我在你们店里买了些东西。

They buy things all ready made at the shops.

他们从商店买现成东西。

But, me, I'd go Lakeside shopping centre in Essex.

我买东西去是艾克塞斯郡湖畔购物中心。

She walked slowly into the hall and at once noticed that all the room doors were open, yet following her regular practice she had shut them before going out.

她慢慢地走进前厅，立即发现所有房门都敞开着，而她记得在出门买东西前，她按老规矩是把房门一一锁上。

Yeah, we all have jobs. See, that's how we buy stuff.

对，我们都有… 这样我们才有钱买东西。

It's something I bought yesterday. It's plastic sheet that blocks blue light. I have one that I use to cover my phone screen too.

这是我昨天买东西。这是一块能阻挡蓝光塑料片。我还有一块用来遮盖手机屏幕。

In what way? Only ten years ago, you could barter for things, but now it's all cash.

怎么变了？就在十年前你还能以物易物，可现在就得用现金买东西了。

It's in fact, that you should stop thinking about which product to buy for yourself and try giving some of it to other people instead.

事实上，你不应该再想给自己买什么东西，而是应该尝试着给点钱给需要帮助人。

I come here all the time, I am loyal customer.

我一直在这里买东西，我是这里忠实顾客。

But you quickly start buying things that you didn't plan on.

然后你很快就会发现自己开始买那些本来不打算买东西。

Yeah, we all have jobs. That's how we buy stuff.

对，我们都有。这样我们才有钱买东西。

Inflation, economically speaking, is when prices go up and your money doesn't buy as much.

从经济上讲，通货膨胀是指物价上涨，你钱能买到东西变少了。

I expect many of you shop in the indoor market.

我猜你们很多人都会去室内市场买东西。

So how can you protect yourself from paying more for less?

那么，消费者如何保护自己不花更多价钱买更少东西？