[ti:Words and Their Stories All About Eyes] [ar:Faith Lapidus] [al:WORDS AND THEIR STORIES] [by:www.51voa.com] [00:00.00]Now, the VOA Special English program WORDS AND THEIR STORIES. [00:22.30]Today's program is all about eyes. [00:24.45]When it comes to relationships, [00:28.30]people's eyes can be a window into their hearts. [00:33.75]This means that their eyes can tell a lot about how they feel. [00:38.25]We will tell a story about a man and woman [00:40.90]who are teachers at the same school. [00:44.30]The woman is interested in the man. [00:48.65]She uses many methods to catch his eye, [00:51.05]or get him to notice her. [00:56.75]Once he sets eyes on her, or sees her, [01:02.20]she might try to get him interested in her by acting playful. [01:03.89]In other words, [01:10.09]she might try to make eyes at him or give him the eye. [01:16.89]Let us suppose that this man gets hit between the eyes. [01:21.53]In other words, the woman has a strong affect on him. [01:26.72]He wants to spend time with her and get to know her better. [01:29.73]He asks her out on a date. [01:36.98]She is so happy that she may walk around for days [01:42.29]with stars in her eyes. She is extremely happy [01:46.58]because this man is the apple of her eye, [01:51.62]a very special person. She might tell him [01:55.74]that he is the only person she wants, [02:02.98]or "I only have eyes for you." On their date, [02:07.54]the couple might eat a meal together at a restaurant. [02:10.60]If the man is really hungry, [02:13.90]his eyes might be bigger than his stomach. [02:17.75]He might order more food than he can eat. [02:21.45]When his food arrives at the table, [02:23.69]his eyes might pop out. [02:29.10]He might be very surprised by the amount of food provided. [02:33.85]He might not even believe his own eyes. [02:40.12]If fact, all eyes would be watching him if he ate all the food. [02:44.27]This might even cause raised eyebrows. [02:47.77]People might look at the man with disapproval. [02:53.26]During their dinner, the couple might discuss many things. [02:57.51]They might discover that they see eye to eye, [03:03.68]or agree on many issues. They share the same beliefs and opinions. [03:09.67]For example, they might agree that every crime or injury [03:13.92]should be punished. That is, they firmly believe [03:17.86]in the idea of an eye for an eye. [03:21.86]They might also agree that it is wrong [03:25.56]to pull the wool over a person's eyes. [03:29.50]This means to try to trick a person [03:33.21]by making him believe something that is false. [03:39.05]But the man and woman do not believe in the evil eye, [03:42.86]that a person can harm you by looking at you. [03:47.06]The next day, at their school, [03:51.91]the woman asks the man to keep an eye on, [03:55.55]or watch the young students in her class [03:58.40]while she is out of the classroom. [04:04.55]This might be hard to do when the teacher is writing on a board [04:08.39]at the front of the classroom. To do so, [04:13.94]a teacher would need to have eyes in the back of his head. [04:18.53]In other words, he would know what the children are doing [04:21.98]even when he is not watching them. [04:38.46]WORDS AND THEIR STORIES, in VOA Special English, [04:42.71]was written by Jill Moss. I'm Faith Lapidus.