Intermediate - Choosing a New Pair of Glasses (C1345)

A:  你好,配眼镜吗?
nǐhǎo, pèi yǎnjìng ma?
Hello, looking for glasses?
B:  嗯。哇,镜架这么贵!
ng4. wā, jìngjià zhème guì!
Yeah. Whoa, frames are so expensive!
A:  贵是贵,但是质量好。
guì shì guì, dànshì zhìliàng hǎo.
They are expensive, but they're high quality.
B:  镜架无所谓,镜片配好一点的就行了。
jìngjià wúsuǒwèi, jìngpiàn pèi hǎo yīdiǎn de jiù xíng le.
I don't care so much about the frames. As long as the lenses are good, I'm happy.
A:  也可以。那你看看这些吧。
yě kěyǐ. nà nǐ kàn kan zhèxiē ba.
Okay. Well, then take a look at these.
B:  那副紫色的,让我戴一下。
nà fù zǐsè de, ràng wǒ dài yīxià.
That purple pair over there. Let me try those on.
A:  挺好看的。
tǐng hǎokàn de.
They look quite nice.
B:  可是脸看上去很大。我再戴一下那副金色的。
kěshì liǎn kàn shangqu hěn dà. wǒ zài dài yīxià nà fù jīnsè de.
But they make my face look big. Let me try on that gold pair.
A:  哇!真好看,马上就年轻了10岁。
wā! zhēn hǎokàn, mǎshàng jiù niánqīng le shí suì.
Wow! They look great! You're instantly ten years younger.
B:  还不错。让我看看镜片吧。
hái bùcuò. ràng wǒ kàn kan jìngpiàn ba.
Not bad. Let me take a look at the lenses.
A:  这里都有。你原来的眼镜几度?
zhèlǐ dōu yǒu. nǐ yuánlái de yǎnjìng jǐ dù?
We have them all here. What's your original vision?
B:  左眼500度,右眼600度。
zuǒyǎn wǔ bǎi dù, yòuyǎn liù bǎi dù.
Left eye, 500 degrees. Right eye, 600 degrees.
A:  挺深的。我建议你配这种镜片,比较薄,也比较轻。
tǐng shēn de. wǒ jiànyì nǐ pèi zhè zhǒng jìngpiàn, bǐjiào báo, yě bǐjiào qīng.
That's pretty severe. I recommend you use these lenses. They're quite thin and also quite light.
B:  那就这种吧。
nà jiù zhè zhǒng ba.
All right, this kind then.
A:  好的。我带你去验光!
hǎo de. wǒ dài nǐ qù yànguāng!
Okay. I'll take you to have your eyes examined!

Key Vocabulary

眼镜yǎnjìngglasses
配眼镜pèi yǎnjìngto find the correct lenses for one's eyes
镜架jìngjiàglasses frames
质量zhìliàngquality
shìto be
无所谓wúsuǒwèito be indifferent
镜片jìngpiànlens
[measure word for glasses, gloves, earrings]
紫色zǐsèpurple
dàito put on, to wear [accessories]
看上去kàn shangquto seem as if
金色jīnsègolden
年轻niánqīngyoung
原来yuánláioriginal
degree
左眼zuǒyǎnleft eye
右眼yòuyǎnright eye
shēndeep
建议jiànyìto advise
báothin
qīnglight
验光yànguāngto have an eye examination

Supplementary Vocabulary

隐形眼镜yǐnxíngyǎnjìngcontact lenses
眼药水yǎnyàoshuǐeye drops
视力shìlìeyesight
近视jìnshìnearsightedness
远视yuǎnshìfarsightedness
散光sǎnguāngastigmatism

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