English Pod 第二十期

vocabulary preview

1. struggle to do : to do something difficult
2. blurry : something is blurry means you can't see it well
3. prescription : a little paper that says all the medicine you need and you can go to the drug store and buy it

language takeaway

1. twenty/twenty(20/20) vision : perfect vision

2. far-sighted : you can't see things that are near but can see things that are faraway; and the opposite is near-sighted

3. make out : to see

   example:

   • I can't make out what this says. The writing is too small.
   • If you look carefully, you can almost make out a few of the stars in the sky.
   • Can you see what's written on the sign there? No, I can't quite make it out.

4. blind as a bat : means that you can't see very well(not actually can't see)

put it together

1. What seems to be the problem/matter/trouble? > What's the problem/matter/trouble?

2. head on + prepositions

   example:

   • let's head on into the house, it's gonna rain soon.
   • Let's head on out to the park.