Glasses are no longer a scarce resource costing many hundreds of dollars, they can be as simple as buying a DVD or book online, and cost about the same.
Book clubs thrived when book stores were scarce, and they once enjoyed huge memberships.
在书店稀缺时，书友会盛极一时，会员数不胜数。
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I found that I did not dislike the book; but when this encouraged him to make more elaborate arrangements for the advancement of my learning I made myself altogether scarce.