Hi students! Can you imagine being deaf? Talking to people would be really hard if you couldn't hear anything.
聽不見的時候，應該很難了解別人在說甚麼。
Some people can talk to deaf people using their hands. This is called sign language. But not many people know how to sign.
有一些人可以用手語溝通，但不是很多人會。
Now, to help deaf people, someone has made some very special glasses. They let you read what other people are saying! These glasses are great, they're like watching a movie with subtitles!
現在有人發明一副眼鏡，可以讓你像看電影的時候的字幕一樣，看到別人說的話。
The glasses work because of smartphones. Smartphones hear the words people are saying. Then they write the words down, and send them to the glasses for people to read.
手機聽到別人說話的時候，就會把字打出來，再傳到眼鏡上。
A man from England called Dan got the idea while watching his grandfather on Christmas Day. Dan's grandfather was lonely because he couldn't hear what people were saying.
有一個叫做 Dan 的人發明了這個眼鏡，因為有一年的聖誕節，他看到爺爺因為聽不見，沒有辦法了解別人在說甚麼，而感到很寂寞。
But now, thanks to these glasses, his grandfather won't feel lonely anymore!
現在呢，有了這個眼鏡，爺爺就不再感覺到寂寞了！
Now, all deaf people need are these new glasses, and they can talk to lots of people! What a cool idea!
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Vocabulary
眼鏡可以跟電視一樣打出字幕，這真是造福人類！
1. glasses 眼鏡
Are you looking at me? 你在看我嗎？
No, I'm looking at my glasses. 不是，我在看我的眼鏡。
You see, my glasses show me what you've said. 你看，我的眼鏡告訴我你說的話。
2. hear 聽見
Wow! How do your glasses do that? 哇，你的眼鏡怎麼做到的？
I have a cell phone here. 我這兒有手機。
It hears you, and sends the words to me. 手機聽到你說話，把你的話傳給我。
3. read 閱讀
And you can read the words. 然後你可以看到我說的話。
Right, I can read them and then answer. 對，我可以讀那些字，然後回答。
4. thank 道謝
I can't believe it! 真不敢相信！
Yeah, I have to thank the inventor. 對啊，我一定要謝謝這個發明人。
我們來讀讀單字。
glasses 眼鏡
hear 聽見
read 閱讀
thank 謝謝
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Quiz
1. What do the special glasses do?
A: Let people hear sounds
B: Let people read spoken words
C: Let people speak louder
2. What are the words seen in a movie called?
A: Titles
B: Conversations
C: Subtitles
3. What must the glasses be connected to?
A: A TV set
B: A smartphone
C: Some speakers
Answers
1. B
2. C
3. B
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