If you are nearsighted, your eyes can see things that are close — a book, a phone, a face across the table — quite well, but things farther away look soft and fuzzy. The medical name is myopia.

If you are nearsighted如果你有 nearsighted 的問題，your eyes你的眼睛 can see things that are close看近的東西——a book書、a phone手機、a face across the table對面的臉——quite well都看得很清楚，but things farther away但比較遠的東西 look soft and fuzzy看起來就模糊不清。The medical name醫學上的名稱 is myopia叫 myopia（近視）。

This is the usual American word for that eye problem. British English more often says short-sighted for the same thing.

This這 is the usual American word是美式英文常用的說法 for that eye problem指這種眼睛的問題。British English英式英文 more often says更常說 short-sighted for the same thing來指同樣的意思。

A lot of students are nearsighted; glasses or contact lenses pull the far world back into focus.

A lot of students很多學生 are nearsighted都有近視；glasses or contact lenses眼鏡或隱形眼鏡 pull the far world back into focus可以把遠方的世界拉回清楚的焦距。

People do sometimes stretch it, the way they stretch short-sighted, to mean someone who only sees what is in front of them and does not think about later. The home meaning, though, is still about eyes: you cannot see clearly unless the thing is close.

People有時候人們 do sometimes stretch it會把這個字延伸出去，the way they stretch short-sighted就像他們延伸 short-sighted 一樣，to mean someone用來指一個人 who only sees what is in front of them只看得到眼前的事 and does not think about later不會想到以後。The home meaning不過這個字的本義，though還是 is still about eyes跟眼睛有關：you cannot see clearly你就是看不清楚 unless the thing is close除非東西離得很近。