Day 68: High Eye Pressure at the Optometrist's
At an optical store in Cuautla, Morelos, Felipe (A), a young man who has come in for new glasses, has just had his eyes checked by the optometrist, Carolina (B).
How to study this lesson 3 steps
- Read the situation under the title. It says who is talking and how they know each other, which decides how politely they speak.
- Read the dialogue line by line with its translation, until every line makes sense. Point at (or tap) a Spanish word to see what it means.
- Spend at least 30 minutes listening to native Spanish, for example from the Resources page. It doesn't matter if you don't understand it yet.
Dialogue
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A
¿Todo bien, doctora? Se puso muy seria después de la prueba del aire.
Is everything all right? You got very serious after the air-puff test.
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B
Su graduación apenas cambió, pero su presión ocular está en 28; lo normal es hasta 21.
Your prescription has barely changed, but your eye pressure is at 28; normal is up to 21.
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A
¿Y eso es grave? Yo veo perfecto y no me duele nada.
Is that serious? I can see perfectly and nothing hurts.
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B
Ahí está lo traicionero: el glaucoma no duele y su daño es irreversible. ¿En su familia alguien usa gotas para la presión?
That's the treacherous part: glaucoma doesn't hurt, and the damage it does is irreversible. Does anyone in your family use drops for their eye pressure?
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A
Mi papá tiene glaucoma, pero ya pasa de los sesenta y yo tengo veinticuatro.
My dad has glaucoma, but he's over sixty and I'm twenty-four.
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B
El que su papá tenga glaucoma aumenta su riesgo. Sabiendo eso, yo no postergaría la consulta con un oftalmólogo.
Your dad having glaucoma raises your risk. Knowing that, I wouldn't put off an appointment with an ophthalmologist.
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A
¿Y si espero a la quincena? Ahorita solo me alcanza para los lentes o el especialista.
What if I wait until payday? Right now I can only afford the glasses or the specialist.
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B
Le aparto los lentes sin anticipo; hecho el estudio, viene por ellos. Unos lentes se reponen; un nervio óptico, no.
I'll put the glasses aside for you with no deposit; once the test's done, you come and collect them. Glasses can be replaced; an optic nerve can't.
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