A: Wow, there are so many lenses in this box! This is hilarious, my eyes look so big when I put this on!
B: That’s a convex lens, it’s for far-sighted people. For short-sightedness you need to wear concave lenses.
A: These plastic frames are a little too thick; they make me look like a bookworm.
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B: Perhaps you could try these titanium alloy frames. They’re really light, and if you bend them, they won’t lose their shape.
A: I’m also wondering whether I should wear contacts.
B: You could. You can choose from soft ones or hard ones, and daily or monthly disposable ones.
A: 哇，這箱子裡有好多鏡片喔！哈哈這個好好笑，戴這個眼睛會變好大！
B: 那是凸透鏡，是遠視才需要戴的。近視眼要戴的是凹透鏡。
A: 這個塑膠鏡框有點太厚重，我戴這個看起來很像書呆子。
B: 不然你也可以試試這副鈦合金鏡架，它很輕，而且你去折它也不會變形。
A: 我也在考慮是不是要戴隱形眼鏡。
B: 也可以啊！看你要軟式的還是硬式的，日拋還是月拋的。
(Translated by Paul Cooper, Taipei Times／台北時報林俐凱)
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