时尚英语话题 25

　　25 sight
Every once in a while on a weekend, my family and I go to the local park, and shoot off some small fireworks. then we light some sparklers and run around until they burn out. It's nice to watch the kids run around with the sparklers. You know, it's actually kind of hard to see who is who in the dark. but I can tell because the height of sparks¹ and the sound of the laughter². If it were only laughter, and no sparks, wow, something big would be missing³.
If I had to lose one of my senses, I am not sure which one would be, but I now for sure that I would keep my sight. Being able to see is such a blessing⁴.
There are so many wonderful things to see in this world,
the colorful flowers and leaves,
the amazing clouds,
the way sun shines,
These are some of the things that I love looking at.
I also think about reading, I read all the time. And because my sight, I am able to read conveniently⁵.
I do so much with my eyes.
I don't have perfect eyesight⁶, but I am glad I can see so much.
Talk about it:
1)If you have to lose one of your senses, which one would it be?
2)how important are your eyes to you?
3)do you have good eyesight?
4)what do you think about wearing glasses or contacts?
5)how would it feel to be blind?
6)many disable⁷ people in north America depend on animals to function society, what do you think of seeing-eye dogs?
7)what measures can you take to allow blind people to work and live comfortly?
8)many disable people find their other sense are hightened, what do you think about this? 

1 sparks   

电工，无线电通讯员； 火花( spark的名词复数 )； （指品质或感情）一星； 丝毫； 电火花

参考例句：

• The amplifier exploded in a fountain of sparks. 放大器爆炸，喷射出火星。
• A shower of sparks flew up the chimney. 烟囱里飞出无数火星。

2 laughter   

n.笑，笑声

参考例句：

• I don't know how my story caused so much laughter.我不知我的故事怎么引起如此大笑。
• The audience gave way to uncontrollable bursts of laughter.听众忍不住发出一阵阵笑声。

3 missing   

adj.遗失的，缺少的，失踪的

参考例句：

• Check the tools and see if anything is missing.检点一下工具，看有无丢失。
• All the others are here;he's the only one missing.别人都来了，就短他一个。

4 blessing   

n.祈神赐福；祷告；祝福，祝愿

参考例句：

• The blessing was said in Hebrew.祷告用了希伯来语。
• A double blessing has descended upon the house.双喜临门。

5 conveniently   

adv.方便地，便利地，合宜地；顺便；随手；信手

参考例句：

• Let's talk the matter over as soon as we are conveniently alone. 让我们单独在一起的时候再讨论这件事情吧。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• He conveniently forgot to tell me he was married. 他没有告诉我他已经结婚，他觉得不提为好吧。 来自《简明英汉词典》

6 eyesight   

n.视力；视觉；眼力

参考例句：

• Her eyesight grew so bad that she could hardly see.她的视力变得很糟，几乎什么也看不见了。
• Everyone should pay attention to preserving his own eyesight.每人都应注意保护视力。

7 disable   

vt.使丧失能力，使伤残

参考例句：

• One bomb can disable a ship.一颗炸弹就能炸毁一艘船。
• Job applications from disable workers poured in at a staggering rate.残废工人求职申请书大批涌来、数量惊人。