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  • Mom >> Today's a big day

  • Mom >> And not because I have a huge presentation to prepare for at work.

  • Mom >> No, that just puts food on the table and a roof over our heads.

  • Mom >> And who cares about that!

  • Mom >> No, it's my daughter's first driving lesson.

  • Mom >> Yikes!

  • Mom >> Are you ready?

  • Daughter >> Yes, yes yes yes yes.

  • Mom >> Aren't you forgetting something?

  • Daughter >> Moooom, how's everybody going to see me driving if I wear this?

  • Mom >> Somehow, when I'm driving the car, it's the most embarrassing thing ever.

  • Mom >> But when she's driving it, she wants to be seen.

  • Mom >> I can't believe this, but I'm going to quote my own Mother ...

  • Mom >> Look, if you don't protect your eyes from the sun, you'll go blind.

  • Daughter >> So?

  • Mom >> And get wrinkles.

  • Daughter >> True!

  • Mom >> Ok, I'm not proud of that, but it sounded good.

  • Mom >> Can that be so wrong?

  • Doctor >> Not entirely.

  • Doctor >> Anyone who spends time in the sun is at risk for eye damage no matter what your

  • age.

  • Doctor >> Excessive exposure to the sun's ultraviolet rays damages the eyes the same

  • way it damages the skin.

  • Doctor >> Unfortunately for your eyes, wearing a hat or staying in the shade isn't enough.

  • Doctor >> Because UV rays reflect off various surfaces like water,

  • Doctor >> sunglasses are the best way to protect yourself and your family.

  • Doctor >> And UV damage to your eyes is cumulative so it's never to early or to late

  • Doctor >> to start protecting your eyes from the sun.

  • Doctor >> When picking out sunglasses, make sure the lenses have 100% UVA and UVB protection

  • just like sunscreen.

  • Doctor >> Wearing sunglasses keeps your eyes healthy and you looking good.

  • Mom >> Would you rather wear mine?

  • Daughter >> No. I'm good!

  • Mom >> Oh. Me too!

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VSP EyeFiles - Protect Your Eyes From UV Damage With Sunglasses

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    Halu Hsieh posted on 2013/11/05
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good

US /ɡʊd/

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UK /ɡʊd/

  • adjective
  • Proper, appropriate or right
  • (Of an amount) enough; plenty
  • Excellent; high quality
  • Acting well or properly; of moral character
  • In a positive or happy emotional state
  • noun
  • Advantage or benefit

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day

US /de/

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UK /deɪ/

  • noun
  • A period of 24 hours beginning at midnight
  • The period of time when it is light outside
  • Person's name

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exposure

US /ɪkˈspoʒɚ/

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UK /ɪk'spəʊʒə(r)/

  • noun
  • Allowing light through a cameras lens onto film
  • Being talked about in the media
  • Act of making something that is secret known
  • Experience of something directly
  • other
  • The state of being exposed to something; the act of revealing something, especially something scandalous or previously hidden.
  • The state of being unprotected from something harmful, such as the weather.
  • The total amount that someone could lose in an investment or business deal.
  • The condition of being subjected to extreme weather conditions, especially cold, leading to hypothermia.
  • The amount of light allowed to reach a photographic film or sensor.
  • Publicity; the state of being known or recognized.
  • The experience of being exposed to something, such as an idea or culture.

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drive

US /draɪv/

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UK /draɪv/

  • noun
  • A person's ambition and motivation to do something
  • Action of moving cattle from one place to another
  • A part of a computer which stores the data
  • A trip by car
  • Power to move or operate an engine, car, etc.
  • Action of hitting a golf ball
  • Hard area where cars are parked leading to a house
  • verb
  • To move cattle from one place to another
  • To control a vehicle so that it moves somewhere
  • To force to go somewhere, or do or be something
  • To give power to move or operate an engine, etc.
  • To hit a golf ball
  • To push or hit an object into something else

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wear

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UK /weə(r)/

  • noun
  • Clothing designed for a purpose e.g. skiing
  • Damage from continual use over a long period
  • verb
  • To have clothes, glasses, shoes etc. on your body
  • To display an expression or emotion on the face
  • To become weaker or damaged from continued use

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excessive

US /ɪkˈsɛsɪv/

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UK /ɪkˈsesɪv/

  • adjective
  • Beyond what is usual or proper
  • More than is necessary, normal, or desirable; immoderate.

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protect

US /prəˈtɛkt/

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UK /prə'tekt/

  • verb
  • To defend someone or something from harm or danger
  • other
  • To defend someone or something from attack.
  • To maintain (domestic industries) by taxing imports.
  • To guard against financial loss or risk.
  • To keep someone or something safe from harm or damage.
  • To defend or guard (one's interests or rights).
  • To keep someone or something safe from harm or damage.
  • To preserve or maintain something in its original state.

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damage

US /ˈdæmɪdʒ/

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UK /ˈdæmɪdʒ/

  • other
  • To corrupt or impair data.
  • To inflict physical harm on something, reducing its value, usefulness, or normal function.
  • To harm the reputation of someone.
  • noun
  • Physical harm that is done to something
  • other
  • Physical harm or injury that impairs the value, usefulness, or normal function of something.
  • other
  • Physical harm that impairs the value, usefulness, or normal function of something.
  • verb
  • To harm physically; to hurt or break something

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embarrassing

US /ɪmˈbærəsɪŋ/

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UK /ɪmˈbærəsɪŋ/

  • adjective
  • Causing shame
  • Behavior that causes embarrassment.
  • Causing someone to feel awkward, self-conscious, or ashamed.
  • Causing someone to feel awkward, self-conscious, or ashamed.
  • A mistake that causes embarrassment.
  • Causing embarrassment.
  • Behavior that causes one to feel awkward or ashamed.
  • Causing someone to feel awkward, self-conscious, or ashamed.
  • A memory that causes one to feel awkward or ashamed.
  • A situation or event that causes one to feel awkward or ashamed.
  • A truth that causes one to feel awkward or ashamed.
  • verb
  • To cause someone to feel ashamed
  • other
  • Causing someone to feel awkward, self-conscious, or ashamed.
  • Causing someone to feel awkward, self-conscious, or ashamed.
  • Cause (someone) to feel awkward, self-conscious, or ashamed.
  • noun
  • A situation or event that causes someone to feel awkward, self-conscious, or ashamed.

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music

US /ˈmjuzɪk/

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UK /'mju:zɪk/

  • noun
  • Sounds that are sung or played to give pleasure
  • Academic study of rhythms and sounds
  • Written symbols that represent musical sounds

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