Binoculars are a tool you hold up to both eyes to make far-away things look closer and clearer. They are like a pair of small telescopes joined together, one for each eye. Because both eyes work together, the picture has depth — you can sense distance — in a way a single long telescope does not.

Binoculars「binoculars雙筒望遠鏡」 are a tool you hold up to both eyes是一種你舉起來對著兩隻眼睛看的工具 to make far-away things look closer and clearer能讓遠方的東西看起來更近、更清楚。 They are like a pair of small telescopes joined together它們就像兩個小望遠鏡接在一起, one for each eye一眼一個。 Because both eyes work together因為兩隻眼睛一起運作, the picture has depth畫面會有深度 — you can sense distance你可以感覺到距離 — in a way a single long telescope does not這是單一長筒望遠鏡做不到的。

People take them to watch birds, ships, a football match from high seats, the stage from the back, or the moon. You turn a wheel in the middle to focus.

People take them大家用它 to watch birds來看鳥, ships看船, a football match from high seats在高處的座位看足球比賽, the stage from the back從後排看舞台, or the moon或是看月亮。 You turn a wheel in the middle你轉動中間的旋鈕 to focus來對焦。

The word is almost always plural, like scissors or trousers: these binoculars, a pair of binoculars. Saying 'a binocular' sounds odd to most speakers, though the adjective binocular just means 'for two eyes' (binocular vision is the way humans see). They used to be called binocular glasses; the name got shortened.

The word is almost always plural這個詞幾乎都是複數形式, like scissors or trousers像「scissors剪刀」或「trousers褲子」一樣: these binoculars這副望遠鏡, a pair of binoculars一副望遠鏡。 Saying 'a binocular' sounds odd to most speakers對大多數說話者來說,說「a binocular」聽起來很怪, though the adjective binocular just means不過形容詞「binocular」的意思就是 'for two eyes'「給兩隻眼睛用的」 (binocular vision is the way humans see)(binocular vision雙眼視覺,指的就是人類看東西的方式)。 They used to be called它們以前被叫做 binocular glasses「binocular glasses雙眼鏡」; the name got shortened後來這個名字被縮短了。

They are not the glasses you wear all day, and they are not a microscope (that is for tiny things close up). A telescope is usually one long tube; binoculars are the two-tube kind you hold.

They are not the glasses you wear all day它們不是你整天戴著的眼鏡, and they are not a microscope也不是顯微鏡 (that is for tiny things close up)(那是用來看近處微小東西的)。 A telescope is usually one long tube望遠鏡(telescope)通常是一支長長的筒子; binoculars are the two-tube kind you hold而「binoculars」是你拿著的那種雙筒式望遠鏡。