Dialogue – Protect eyesight and prevent eye diseases!

bǎo hù shì lì, yù fáng yǎn jí!
保护视力,预防眼疾!
Protect eyesight and prevent eye diseases!

Eyesight protection has become a leading concern for parents with young children. Good eyesight directly affects one’s quality of life and quality of working. The first priority should go to the scientific use of eyes. Moreover, you should have regular checks of your eyesight so as to have a certain understanding of your own power of vision.
保护视力正在成为青少年家长最关心的话题。一个人的视力好差直接影响生活质量和工作质量。保护视力的首要注意点就是要科学用眼。此外,定期检查视力﹑对自己的视力有一定的了解也是保护视力的好办法。
 

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ān nà: wǒ ér zi shì lì jiǎn chá de jié guǒ zěn me yàng?
安娜: 我儿子视力检查的结果怎么样? 
Anna: What are the results of my son’s eyesight check?
 
yī shēng: jié guǒ xiǎn shì tā zhǐ shì jiǎ xìng jìn shì.
医生:结果显示他是假性近视。 
Doctor: It appears that he has pseudomyopia.

ān nà: nà wǒ ér zi de shì lì kě yǐ jiǎo zhèng guò lai, shì ba?
安娜: 那我儿子的视力可以矫正过来,是吧? 
Anna: But that means the eyesight defects can be remedied, right?

yī shēng: shì de, bú guò tā hái shì yào zhù yì bǎo hù yǎn jīng.
医生: 是的,不过他还是要注意保护眼睛。 
Doctor: Yes, but he still needs to protect his eyes.

ān nà: nín shuō de duì. wǒ yào xiàn zhì tā kàn diàn shì hé wánr diàn nǎo de shí jiān.
安娜: 您说得对。我要限制他看电视和玩儿电脑的时间。 
Anna: You’re right. I will make sure he doesn’t watch TV or use the computer for too long.

yī shēng: hái yǒu, jīng cháng zuò zuò yǎn bǎo jiàn cāo duì shì lì yě shì hěn yǒu hǎo chù de.
医生: 还有,经常做做眼保健操对视力也是很有好处的。 
Doctor: Also, it will be good for his eyesight to do some eye exercises often.
 
ān nà: hǎo de, xiè xie. lìng wài, wǒ nǚ ér xǐ huān dài yǐn xíng yǎn jìng, duì yǎn jīng huì yǒu shāng hài ma?
安娜:好的,谢谢。另外,我女儿喜欢带隐形眼镜,对眼睛会有伤害吗? 
Anna: OK, thanks. Besides that, my daughter likes to wear contact lenses. Are they harmful to the eyes?

yī shēng: rú guǒ xuǎn yòng zhì liàng hǎo de yǐn xíng yǎn jìng hé hù yǎn yè jiù méi yǒu wèn tí.
医生:如果选用质量好的隐形眼镜和护眼液就没有问题。 
Doctor: It would be okay if she chooses high-quality contact lenses and eye protection solution.
 
ān nà: zài shuō shuō wǒ zì jǐ de wèn tí, zuì jìn wǒ fā xiàn yào shì shū lí de hěn jìn, wǒ jiù kàn bù qīng shàng miàn de zì le.
安娜:再说说我自己的问题,最近我发现要是书离得很近,我就看不清上面的字了。 
Anna: As for my problem, I find that I can’t see the words clearly these days when the book is close to me.

yī shēng: wǒ lái gěi nín jiǎn chá yī xià. fū rén, nín huàn dé shì yuǎn shì.
医生:我来给您检查一下。夫人,您患得是远视。    
Doctor: Let me give you a check. You suffer from far-sightedness, Madam.
 
ān nà: zhēn de? wǒ shì bù shì xū yào dài lǎo huā jìng le?
安娜:真的?我是不是需要戴老花镜了? 
Anna: Really? So I’ll need to wear a pair of presbyopic glasses, won’t I?
 
yī shēng: shì de, bù guò mù qián hái bù shì hěn yán zhòng, dài yī fù dù shu qīng diǎnr de jiù kě yǐ.
医生:是的,不过目前还不是很严重,戴一副度数轻点儿的就可以。 
Doctor: Yes, but it isn’t very serious so far. A pair of mild ones will be ok.

ān nà: hǎo de, wǒ mǎ shàng jiù pèi yī fù. shùn biàn zài pèi yī fù tài yáng jìng.
安娜:好的,我马上就配一副,顺便再配一副太阳镜。 
Anna: OK, I will have a pair made right now and a pair of sunglasses as well.

yī shēng: tí xǐng yī xià, qǐng bǎo cún hǎo nín de yàn guāng dān jù.
医生:提醒一下,请保存好您的验光单据。 
Doctor: I’d like to remind you. Please keep your optometry documents in a safe place.

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保护 bǎo hù: protect; protection 
视力 shìlì: eyesight; power of vision 
预防 yù fáng: prevent; prevention 
眼疾 yǎn jí: eye disease 
眼睛 yǎn jīng: eye 
检查 jiǎn chá: check; examination 
近视 jìn shì: myopia; nearsightedness 
远视 yuǎn shì: far sighted; far-sightedness 
假性近视 jiǎ xìng jìn shì: pseudomyopia 
矫正 jiǎo zhèng: remedy; correct 
限制 xiàn zhì: limit; restrict 
眼保健操 yǎn bǎo jiàn cāo: eye exercises 
隐形眼镜 yǐn xíng yǎn jìng: contact lenses 
护眼液 hù yǎn yè: eye protection solution 
配戴 pèi dài: wear (a pair of glasses) 
老花镜 lǎo huā jìng: presbyopic glasses 
太阳镜 tài yáng jìng: sunglasses 
度数 dù shu: strength of the lenses 
提醒 tí xǐng: remind; reminder 
保存 bǎo cún: keep 
验光 yàn guāng: optometry 
单据 dān jù: documents 

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