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2003.12.03

How are you today? Up to now, we've been "focussing" on the eyes and vision. Today we move over to the ears and hearing. So listen up!

Today's Lesson
HARD OF HEARING   耳が遠い

Explanation

  • A person is hard of hearing if he cannot hear well.
  • 耳がよく聞こえない状態のことを hard of hearing  と言います。

examples

  1. (asking a passerby for the time)
    a: Excuse me. Do you have the time?
    b: Pardon me. You'll have to speak louder - I'm hard of hearing.
    a: (shouting) WHAT TIME IS IT?
  2. Dad is getting hard of hearing, but he refuses to see a doctor about it.
  3. There are some very exciting new technologies for people who are hard of hearing.

Now hear this! We expect you back tomorrow, okay?