Hold it. You are price gouging right before a tornado?

等等。你这是在借着龙卷风抬高价钱？

Now it might not always be government laws that limit price gouging.

哄抬价格并不总是政府法律的限制。

Price gouging happens when sellers raise prices for essential items like food, water, or gasoline.

当卖方提高食品、水或汽油等必需品的价格时，就会发生哄抬物价的现象。

It also vowed to crack down on illegal activities such as hoarding and price gouging.

该委员会还承诺打击囤积居奇、哄抬价格等非法行为。

Price gouging happens when a seller demands unfairly high prices from buyers during periods of increased demand.

价格欺诈是指卖方在需求增加期间向买方提出不公平的高价。

But some may see us price gouging, others may view as businesses charging what the market will bear.

但有些人可能认为我们在哄抬价格，有些人可能认为企业在收取市场所能承受的价格。

In 2012 the University of Chicago surveyed 32 eminent economists about legislation that banned price gouging during a weather-related emergency.

2012年，芝加哥大学就一项立法对32位知名经济学家进行了调查，该立法禁止在与天气有关的紧急情况下哄抬物价。

That's price gouging and you know it.

佩德罗：那是哄抬物价，你知道的。

The Federal government's telling consumers not to panic buy and hoard gasoline and stations not to price gouge or overcharge people for it.

联邦政府告诉消费者不要恐慌性购买和囤积汽油，加油站也不要哄抬价格或向消费者漫天要价。

It's clear that businesses can earn a ton of profit in the short run by price gouging, but what happens in the long run?

很明显，企业可以通过短期哄抬价格赚取大量利润，但长期如何呢？

Whether it's through surprise bills or straight-up price gouging, many of these patients are getting financially destroyed.

无论是通过意外账单还是直接哄抬物价，这些患者中的许多人都在经济上遭受损失。

President Joe Biden is warning gas stations not to engage in price gouging as motorists wait for fuel to start flowing again through the Colonial Pipeline.

美国总统拜登警告加油站不要哄抬油价，因为司机们正在等待科洛尼尔管道公司（Colonial Pipeline）恢复石油管道运输服务。

Grocery chains say it saves employees some time and can lead to lower prices over time, but some argue it opens the door to price gouging for maximum profits.

杂货连锁店表示，这为员工节省了一些时间，可以随着时间的推移降低价格，但一些人认为，这为最大化利润的哄抬价格打开了新通道。

Finally, Congress should be clear that antitrust law is important for protecting consumers from price gouging, but also for protecting workers, small-business owners, and democracy itself.

最后，国会应明确表示反垄断法对于保护消费者免受价格欺诈的重要性，同时也是为了保护工人、小企业主和民主本身。