如今，各式各样的电子游戏特别令孩子们着迷，不少孩子也因此而戴上了近视眼镜，这不，雪莉今天就带着视力下降的丹尼尔来检查视力了。结果怎样呢？

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Clerk: Good afternoon, Ma'am. What can I do for you?

Shirley: Good afternoon. My son's sight seems to have deteriorated these days. What should I do?

Clerk: Do you know the cause? Is it because of eyestrain? You know kids have a lot of stuff to study these days. Some teachers even ask little children to read Romance of the Three Kingdoms.

Shirley: I don't think it's studying. My son is constantly playing video and computer games. He is a bit rebellious.

Clerk: It's just the little boy's nature. Don't worry about it. Let's have his eyes tested first.

Shirley: Where can I get that done?

Clerk: Go to the second floor and it's the third room on the left. Go there and you can get everything done.

Shirley: Got it. Thank you. See you later.

(Shirley walks downstairs after the eye examination.)

Clerk: How is it going? What did the report say?

Shirley: It says that it's just pseudomyopia, so my son's sight can be corrected.

Clerk: Good for him. But still, don't forget to take some preventive measures.

Shirley: Thanks. I will. I shouldn't just leave him to himself. And I should limit his hours for video and computer games.

Clerk: Yeah. Studying for a long time can also cause eyestrain. Make him do some eye exercises after studying, which would be really good for his sight.

Shirley: Good idea. Do you have any other suggestions?

Clerk: We have a variety of eye drops for tired eyes. Would you like one?

Shirley: Sure, I'd like one for children. Is this one OK?

Clerk: Yeah, you just picked up the one I was going to recommend. Good choice! Here is a free eye chart for you, so you can have regular eye examinations at home.

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店员: 下午好，女士。有什么能为您效劳呢？

雪莉: 下午好。我儿子的视力最近好像下降了。我该怎么办？

店员: 您知道原因吗？是因为用眼疲劳吗？您知道现在的孩子们要学习很多的东西。有的老师甚至叫小孩子去读《三国演义》。

雪莉: 我觉得不是因为学习。我儿子经常玩电动游戏和电脑游戏。他有点叛逆。

店员: 这是男孩子的天性。别担心。我们先给他做个视力检查吧。

雪莉: 去哪里做呢？

店员: 上二楼，左边第三个房间就是。您去那里就可以了。

雪莉: 知道了。谢谢你。待会儿见。

（视力检查完后，雪莉下楼来。）

店员: 怎么样？报告结果怎么说？

雪莉: 报告说只是假性近视，所以我儿子的视力可以被矫正。

店员: 真替他高兴。不过，别忘了采取一些保护措施啊。

雪莉: 谢谢。我会的。我不该再由着他了。我要限制他玩电动游戏和电脑游戏的时间。

店员: 是啊。长时间的学习也很容易引起眼睛疲劳。让他在学习完之后，做一下眼保健操，这对他的视力很有好处。

雪莉: 好主意。您还有别的建议吗？

店员: 我们这里有很多保护眼睛疲劳的眼药水。你想来一盒吗？

雪莉: 行啊。要一盒儿童专用的。这盒可以吗？

店员: 可以，您挑中了我刚好想要推荐的一款。不错的选择！这张免费的视力表给您，这样您在家也可以自己做视力检查了。

经典背诵 Recitation
Shirley: I took my son Daniel to a glass store for eye examination today. I told the clerk that Daniel's sight seemed to deteriorate these days, for he had played a lot of video games and computer games. She told me where I could get my son's eye tested. Luckily, it was just a pseudomyopia, so my son's visual acuity could be corrected. But still I thought I would have to pay more attention to Daniel's eyes protection.

生词小结
deteriorate vi. 恶化

eyestrain n. 眼睛疲劳

rebellious adj. 叛逆的

pseudomyopia n. 假性近视

preventive adj. 预防的

chart n. 图表

词汇扩展 Vocabulary Builder
关于中外名著的词汇

基础词汇

Anderson's Fairy Tales 《安徒生童话》

Gone with the Wind 《飘》

Great Expectations 《远大前程》

Jane Eyre 《简 。爱》

Oliver Twist 《雾都孤儿》

Roots 《根》

The Bible 《圣经》

Uncle Tom's Cabin 《汤姆叔叔的小屋》

提高词汇

A Dream of Red Mansions 《红楼梦》

Journey to the West 《西游记》

Romance of the Three Kingdoms《三国演义》

The Analects of Confucius 《论语》

The Book of Odes 《诗经》

The Romance of the Western Chamber 《西厢记》

The Words of Mencius 《孟子》

Water Margin 《水浒传》

Do it together 家庭总动员
两人一组，一方随机大声读出上面词汇中的中文和英文，另一方用该词汇填入下面的句子，大声朗读出来并将句子翻译成中文。

Some teachers even ask little children to read ( ).

[例] 家长读The Bible 《圣经》

孩子读Some teachers even ask little children to read The Bible.

有的老师甚至叫小孩子去读《圣经》。