新眼镜

The New Glasses

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上课的时候,我坐在教室最后面。

Shàngkè de shíhou, wǒ zuò zài jiàoshì zuìhòu miàn.

In class I sat at the very back of the classroom.

黑板上的字,我看着总是有点模糊。

Hēibǎn shàng de zì, wǒ kàn zhe zǒngshì yǒu diǎn móhu.

The words on the blackboard always looked a little blurry to me.

我一直以为大家都这样,看久了就清楚了。

Wǒ yìzhí yǐwéi dàjiā dōu zhèyàng, kàn jiǔ le jiù qīngchu le.

I always thought everyone was like this, and things got clear after looking long enough.

有一次考试,我把题目里的数字看错了。

Yǒu yí cì kǎoshì, wǒ bǎ tímù lǐ de shùzì kàn cuò le.

Once in an exam I misread a number in the question.

坐我旁边的小马把他的眼镜借我戴了一会儿。

Zuò wǒ pángbiān de xiǎo mǎ bǎ tā de yǎnjìng jiè wǒ dài le yíhuìr.

Xiao Ma, who sat next to me, lent me his glasses for a while.

我看了又看,不敢相信。

Wǒ kàn le yòu kàn, bù gǎn xiāngxìn.

I looked and looked again, unable to believe it.

黑板上的每一个字都那么清楚,像换了一块黑板。

Hēibǎn shàng de měi yí gè zì dōu nàme qīngchu, xiàng huàn le yí kuài hēibǎn.

Every word on the blackboard was so clear, as if the board had been changed for a new one.

原来不是黑板的问题,是我的眼睛。

Yuánlái bú shì hēibǎn de wèntí, shì wǒ de yǎnjing.

It turned out the problem was not the board but my eyes.

星期六,我去了商场里的眼镜店。

Xīngqī liù, wǒ qù le shāngchǎng lǐ de yǎnjìng diàn.

On Saturday I went to the glasses shop in the mall.

店里的师傅给我做了检查,写了一张单子。

Diàn lǐ de shīfu gěi wǒ zuò le jiǎnchá, xiě le yì zhāng dān zi.

The specialist in the shop examined my eyes and wrote out a slip.

他说我的眼睛确实需要帮助了。

Tā shuō wǒ de yǎnjing quèshí xūyào bāngzhù le.

He said my eyes indeed needed help now.

选眼镜的时候,我试了七八个。

Xuǎn yǎnjìng de shíhou, wǒ shì le qī bā gè.

Choosing frames, I tried on seven or eight.

有的太重,有的太小,最后我选了一个黑色的。

Yǒude tài chóng, yǒude tài xiǎo, zuìhòu wǒ xuǎn le yí gè hēisè de.

Some were too heavy, some too small, and in the end I chose a black pair.

师傅说要等一个小时,我就去楼下吃了一碗面。

Shīfu shuō yào děng yí gè xiǎoshí, wǒ jiù qù lóu xià chī le yì wǎn miàn.

He said to wait an hour, so I went downstairs and had a bowl of noodles.

戴上新眼镜的那一刻,我站在商场门口没有动。

Dài shàng xīn yǎnjìng de nà yí kè, wǒ zhàn zài shāngchǎng ménkǒu méiyǒu dòng.

The moment I put on the new glasses, I stood still at the mall entrance.

对面的树上,一片一片的叶子我都能看见。

Duìmiàn de shù shàng, yí piàn yí piàn de yèzi wǒ dōu néng kànjiàn.

Across the street I could see the leaves on the tree, one by one.

以前那棵树在我眼里就是一团绿色的东西。

Yǐqián nà kē shù zài wǒ yǎn lǐ jiùshì yì tuán lǜsè de dōngxi.

Before, that tree had just been a green shape to me.

马路对面有个阿姨在笑,她的笑我看得很清楚。

Mǎlù duìmiàn yǒu gè āyí zài xiào, tā de xiào wǒ kàn de hěn qīngchu.

An auntie across the road was smiling, and I could see her smile clearly.

我戴着新眼镜走了一个下午,头有点疼。

Wǒ dài zhe xīn yǎnjìng zǒu le yí gè xiàwǔ, tóu yǒu diǎn téng.

I walked a whole afternoon wearing them, and my head ached a little.

师傅说这很正常,眼睛要慢慢适应。

Shīfu shuō zhè hěn zhèngcháng, yǎnjing yào màn màn shìyìng.

The specialist said that was normal and my eyes would slowly adjust.

一个星期以后,头疼没有了。

Yí gè xīngqī yǐhòu, tóu téng méiyǒu le.

A week later the headache was gone.

现在我上课还是坐在最后面,可我什么都看得见。

Xiànzài wǒ shàngkè háishi zuò zài zuìhòu miàn, kě wǒ shénme dōu kàn de jiàn.

Now I still sit at the very back, but I can see everything.

小马说我戴眼镜的样子像个老师。

Xiǎo mǎ shuō wǒ dài yǎnjìng de yàngzi xiàng gè lǎoshī.

Xiao Ma says I look like a teacher with glasses on.

我想了想,觉得这是个好消息。

Wǒ xiǎng le xiǎng, juéde zhè shì gè hǎo xiāoxi.

I thought about it and decided that was good news.

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4 quick questions

What did the writer discover during the exam?

How did the writer feel wearing Xiao Ma's glasses for the first time?

What surprised the writer at the mall entrance with his new glasses?

Why did his head ache a little at first?

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