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hoarder/ 囤积者/ (tùnjī zhě)

A: I recently bought a lot of things online. A lot of them were doubles.

最近我在网上买了好多东西,有好些都是重复的商品。 

(zuìjìn wǒzài wǎnɡshànɡ mǎile hǎoduō dōnɡxī, yǒu hǎoxiē dōushì chònɡfù de shānɡpǐn.)

B: You mean something like a towel and you want to buy different colors? 

你是说例如一条毛巾,想要买不同花色这样吗？

(nǐ shìshuō lìrú yītiáo máojīn, xiǎnɡyào mǎi bùtónɡ huāsè zhèyànɡ ma?)

A:Yup. I always feel that each color I see is so beautiful so I just buy them. But I have also discovered that they don't have much use. I basically throw them in a corner, but I can't bring myself to throw them out. 

对啊,我总觉得每个颜色都很漂亮,就买下来,但是,又发现它们没有特别大的用处,基本上都被扔在角落,又舍不得扔。

(duìā, wǒ zǒnɡjuédé měiɡè yánsè dōuhěn piāoliànɡ, jiù mǎixiàlái, dànshì, yòu fāxiàn tāmén méiyǒu tèbié dà de yònɡchǔ, jīběn shànɡ dōubèi rēnɡzài jiǎoluò, yòu shěbùdé rēnɡ.)

B: You better be careful. This could lead to developing a bad hoarding habit. 

那你要注意了,这样很有可能养成囤积物品的不良习惯。

(nà nǐyào zhùyì le, zhèyànɡ hěn yǒu kěnénɡ yǎnɡchénɡ tùnjī wùpǐn de bùliánɡ xíɡuàn.)

A: Yeah. I've heard of a psychological condition called compulsive hoarding. They keep adding new things and can't bring themselves to throw out the large amount of useless things they have hoarded. 

是啊,我听说过一种叫囤积强迫症的心理问题,病人在不停添置新东西时,还舍不得扔掉囤积的东西。

(shìā, wǒ tīnɡshuō ɡuò yīzhǒnɡ jiào tùnjī qiánɡpòzhènɡ de xīnlǐ wèntí, bìnɡrén zài bùtínɡ tiānzhì xīndōnɡxī shí, hái shěbùdé rēnɡdiào tùnjī de dōnɡxī.)

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