Intermediate - Shopping for Glasses (C2463)

A: 您好,请问有什么需要吗?
nínhǎo, qǐngwèn yǒu shénme xūyào ma?
Hello, may I help you with something?
B: 我想配一副眼镜。
wǒ xiǎng pèi yī fù yǎnjìng.
I would like to have a pair of glasses made for me.
A: 近视、平光还是老花眼镜?
jìnshì、 píngguāng háishì lǎohuā yǎnjìng?
Glasses for nearsightedness, plain lens glasses or reading glasses?
B: 近视带散光。
jìnshì dài sǎnguāng.
Glasses for nearsightedness with astigmatism.
A: 这边的镜架都可以选,选好去那边付费、验光。
zhèbiān de jìngjià dōu kěyǐ xuǎn, xuǎnhǎo qù nàbiān fùfèi、 yànguāng.
You can choose any of the frames on this side. After you have chosen a pair you can pay and get an eye examination over there.
B: 好的,多少钱一副?
hǎo de, duōshǎo qián yī fù?
Okay. How much for one pair?
A: 套餐价有三种:399,599,799,包括镜片、镜架、眼镜盒和擦眼镜布。
tàocānjià yǒu sān zhǒng: sānbǎijiǔshíjiǔ, wǔbǎijiǔshíjiǔ, qībǎijiǔshíjiǔ, bāokuò jìngpiàn、 jìngjià、 yǎnjìnghé hé cā yǎnjìng bù.
There are three package prices: 399,599,799. They include the lens, the frames, a glasses case, and a cleaning cloth.
B: 需要等多久可以拿到?
xūyào děng duō jiǔ kěyǐ ná dào?
How long do I need to wait until they can be picked up?
A: 验光后一小时。
yànguāng hòu yī xiǎoshí.
An hour after the eye examination.
B: 有没有那种近视带散光,还带太阳镜的镜片?
yǒu méiyǒu nà zhǒng jìnshì dài sǎnguāng, hái dài tàiyángjìng de jìngpiàn?
Is there a type of lens that is for nearsightedness and astigmatism and also are sunglasses?
A: 有的,不过那种是特殊镜片,没有套餐价,镜片镜架要分别买,一副至少上千吧。
yǒude, bùguò nà zhǒng shì tèshū jìngpiàn, méiyǒu tàocānjià, jìngpiàn jìngjià yào fēnbié mǎi, yī fù zhìshǎo shàng qiān ba.
There is, but that is a special kind of lens. There is no package price and you have to buy the lens and frames separately. One pair is at least over a thousand.
B: 那么贵,我还是看看399的吧。
nàme guì, wǒ háishì kàn kan sānbǎijiǔshíjiǔ de ba.
That's expensive! I better look at the ones that are 399.

Key Vocabulary

pèi to prescribe or to dispense a prescription, to go well together
pair ( measure word for a set of something)
眼镜 yǎnjìng eyeglasses
近视 jìnshì nearsightedness
平光 píngguāng plain glass lens
老花 lǎohuā presbyopia
dài to bear, to have
散光 sǎnguāng astigmatism
镜架 jìngjià frames
付费 fùfèi to pay
验光 yànguāng to examine the eyes
套餐价 tàocānjià package price
镜片 jìngpiàn lens
眼镜盒 yǎnjìnghé glasses case
to wipe
cloth
太阳镜 tàiyángjìng sunglasses
不过 bùguò but
特殊 tèshū special
分别 fēnbié separately
至少 zhìshǎo at least
shàng over

Supplementary Vocabulary

清楚 qīngchǔ clear, clearly
检验 jiǎnyàn to examine, to test

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