Abstract: Note for EP Lesson 20 (Eye doctor).
Dialogue Summary
Hello, Arthur. What seems to be the problem?
Hey doc. Well, I think I might need glasses. I’m getting headaches, and I really struggle to see things that are far away. But I have always had 20/20 vision.
Sounds like you may be far-sighted. OK, then, cover your left eye and read the chart in front of you.
Mmm. . . X, E, R, 3, a question mark, and I can’t quite make out the other symbol but I think it’s the peace sign.
Wow, Arthur! You’re as blind as a bat!
Yeah, I know, my vision is really blurry at times.
Ok then, head on over to the other room and pick out some frames while I fill out your prescription.
Thanks doc!
Arthur, that’s the bathroom.
Vocabulary Preview
- Struggle: hard time to do something and try really hard.
- Blurry: something is blurry can not see clearly.
- Prescription: an instruction to buy medicine.
Language Takeaway
- 20-20 vision: perfect vision
- Far/near-sighted
seated: I can see very well.(nearsighted BrE and short sighted AmE) - Make out: to see clearly. e.g. you can almost to make out the outline of the builder
- as blind as bat: you can’t see very well.
Putting it Together
- What seem to be: what’s the problem e.g. what seems to be the matter/problem/trouble.
- Head on: to the place. e.g. head on out/in/up. Head on in the house, it will rain soon.
Supplementary Vocabulary
check-up: regular examination by a doctor to make sure a person is healthy
short sighted: unable to see things far away (AmE)
nearsighted: unable to see things far away (BrE)
contacts: lenses you wear directly on your eyes to help you see
optometrist:eye doctor
prescribe: officially tell someone to use a medicine or treatment