节目资讯
刊物:大家说英语
日期:2012-08-16
难易度:Low
关键字:clearly, glasses, contact [contact lens], sight, far, close
Lights.
Camera.
Let's Talk in English.
Hey, everyone, welcome to LTE TV.
My name is Gabe.
And my name is Andrea.
Today we are talking about your eyes.
Yes, your eyes.
Your Eyes is the title of today's lesson.
Now if you are watching us on TV right now, then you are using your eyes to see.
Now can you see us clearly?
Are you far away from the TV?
Or are you close to the TV or your computer?
Maybe you are wearing glasses to help your sight.
Or you might be wearing contact lenses.
Well friends, I just used all of today's key words.
And you will hear them again in our conversations.
You will see them in your magazines.
And we are going to talk about them so you are ready to use them.
Well, I'm pretty excited about that.
I hope you are too.
So let's begin.
Amber, can you read this sentence?
The words are so small!
Yes, I can read it, Susie.
You can't?
No, I can't see it clearly.
What does it say?
It says, "Call 555-2121 for more information.".
Thanks. I can't see well today.
Just today?
Or do you often have this problem?
Well, I couldn't see well last week either.
I can see clearly now.
The rain is gone.
Wow! Great job, Gabe.
It's gone, Andrea.
And now I can see clearly.
Well, I'm glad that you can see clearly.
I can also see clearly that we have a key word to talk about.
And it is "clearly." In Conversation A,
Susie says, "I can't see it clearly." Now when you can see something clearly,
you have no trouble seeing it.
I can read these letters clearly, or I can see these numbers clearly.
But if you can't see something clearly, then you have a problem.
You can't see it very well.
That's right. Susie later said: I can't see well today. I couldn't see well last
week either.
So I can't see well, or I can't see something clearly.
Now you can use this word "clearly" to talk about other things.
Maybe someone needs to speak more clearly.
We here on LTE try to speak clearly as you are learning English with us.
You should also write clearly.
Mmhm.
Write in a way that people can read what you are writing.
Well, we hope that you can understand clearly the things that we are talking
about it.
And I'm sure that you can see clearly and learn even more in Conversation B.
Maybe you need glasses or contacts.
Maybe I do.
When was your last eye checkup?
I had a checkup two years ago.
My sight was fine then.
Your sight can change!
You're right.
I should get another checkup soon.
Do you ever have headaches?
Sometimes. I had one yesterday.
That's another reason to get an eye checkup.
Uh oh. If you have headaches, that's another reason to get an eye checkup to let
an eye doctor look at your eyes and see if they're OK,
to see if maybe... if maybe you need glasses.
Well, "glasses" is a key word.
Glasses help you see better.
Are you wearing glasses?
Well, that's great.
What kinds of glasses are you wearing?
Well, I am wearing some glasses right now.
I am wearing a cool pair of glasses.
They are black.
And they help me see clearly.
They help you see clearly.
Those are cool glasses.
And Andrea, I also have some cool glasses.
But these are not regular glasses.
These are called sunglasses.
That's right.
Now sunglasses aren't usually to help you see better.
But the kinds of glasses that Andrea is wearing will help you see more clearly.
That's true. Although sunglasses will help you see more clearly when you're
outside and it is very sunny.
Sometimes it's hard to see when the sun is very bright.
Well, what is something else that can help you see more clearly?
That's right, contacts.
Contacts or contact lenses.
That's a key word.
Contacts are also there to help your eyes see better.
But other people don't necessarily know that you are wearing them.
You can't see them.
They'are really small.
You put them on your eye.
Yes. So if someone is wearing contacts, you don't know if they're wearing them.
But if someone is wearing glasses like the glasses I'm wearing, you can, of
course, see clearly that I am wearing glasses.
Of course, some people like to wear special contacts.
They are colored contact lenses.
It makes their eyes look like a different color.
Those can be fun too.
Yeah, they can be fun.
But of course, glasses and contacts help you with your sight.
And "sight" is our last key word in this conversation.
How's your sight?
Do you have poor eyesight or good eyesight?
This is talking about how you see things.
If you need to wear glasses, that will help your sight get better.
Well, it's time for us to continue with Conversation C.
So here we go.
When things are far away, can you see them clearly?
Usually I can.
But when small things are too close, they're hard to see.
So reading small words is not easy for you.
These days it's not!
Get a checkup soon.
You probably need glasses or contacts.
You'll see better with them.
And I'll read better with them too!
Uh Gabe, why are you standing so far away?
Oh. I'm far away?
Yeah.
I'm sorry. I... I didn't mean to be so far away.
OK, good. Good.
This is better.
Um... Well actually, Gabe, now... now you're a little close to me.
Hmm?
Now you're a little too close, actually.
That's... that's too close?
Yeah, a little bit.
Oh.
A little bit.
I can't do anything right.
Well...
Well, where should I go?
Gabe, why don't you just stand right over there.
Here?
Yeah, now you're not too far away, and you're not too close.
You know, this is just perfect.
OK, this... this is comfortable.
I... I like this.
OK. Well, I like our key words.
And I think we should look at them together.
The first one is "far." Now if something is far away, it is not close to you.
Gabe was standing far away from me.
He usually doesn't stand that far away.
And now he's at a better place.
That's right. I'm not too far away.
Well, where do you live?
Let's see.
Do you go to school or go to work?
How far away is your school?
How far away is your work?
How far away do you live?
And then we have the key word "close." And when something is close, it is not
far away.
Well, it's time for us to learn more with our friends, the Monkey Man and
Ginger.
Ooh, Monkey Man, you look like a doctor today.
That's right, Ginger. I want to check your eyes.
My eyes?
Mmhm. Now let's see what they look like.
My eyes are beautiful.
Yes. But can you see clearly?
Yes, I can see fine.
OK. Well, can you read these letters?
I C U.
Don't look at me, Ginger.
Look at the letters.
I C U.
No, don't look at me. Just read the letters.
I C U!
Ginger, stop looking at me, and just read the letters!
Letter I, letter C, letter U.
Hmm, correct. I C U.
Why didn't you just say so?
Let's review today's key words together.
Let's say them clearly together.
The first one is: clearly.
Can you see the TV clearly from this seat?
glasses.
glasses.
I can see well. I don't need glasses.
contact.
Or contact lens.
contact.
contact lens.
Maria doesn't wear glasses. She wears contacts.
sight.
sight.
I can't see that man very well. My sight isn't good.
far.
far.
New York is far from California.
close.
close.
The table is very close to the sofa.
And it's time for us and you to take abreak.