[ti:All About Eyes ]
[ar:Faith Lapidus]
[al:WORDS AND THEIR STORIES]
[by:51VOA.COM]
[00:00.00]Now, the VOA Special English program 
[00:15.41]WORDS AND THEIR STORIES.
[00:17.96]Today's program is all about eyes. 
[00:22.02]When it comes to relationships, 
[00:24.33]people's eyes can be a window 
[00:27.13]into their hearts. 
[00:28.52]This means that their eyes 
[00:30.76]can tell a lot about how they feel.
[00:33.81]We will tell a story about a man and woman 
[00:38.29]who are teachers at the same school. 
[00:41.37]The woman is interested in the man. 
[00:44.51]She uses many methods to catch his eye, 
[00:48.97]or get him to notice her. 
[00:51.45]Once he sets eyes on her, or sees her, 
[00:55.73]she might try to get him interested 
[00:58.58]in her by acting playful. 
[01:01.33]In other words, she might try 
[01:04.07]to make eyes at him or give him the eye.
[01:09.20]Let us suppose that this man 
[01:12.77]gets hit between the eyes. 
[01:15.87]In other words, 
[01:17.26]the woman has a strong affect on him. 
[01:20.75]He wants to spend time with her 
[01:23.74]and to get to know her better. 
[01:25.63]He asks her out on a date.
[01:28.60]She is so happy that she may walk around 
[01:34.78]for days with stars in her eyes. 
[01:38.31]She is extremely happy because this man 
[01:42.56]is the apple of her eye, 
[01:45.60]a very special person. 
[01:48.24]She might tell him that he 
[01:51.37]is the only person she wants, 
[01:54.61]or "I only have eyes for you."
[01:58.76]On their date, the couple might 
[02:03.41]eat a meal together at a restaurant. 
[02:06.60]If the man is really hungry, 
[02:09.14]his eyes might be bigger than his stomach. 
[02:12.82]He might order more food than he can eat. 
[02:16.75]When his food arrives at the table, 
[02:19.89]his eyes might pop out. 
[02:22.58]He might be very surprised 
[02:25.27]by the amount of food provided. 
[02:28.06]He might not even believe his own eyes. 
[02:32.65]If fact, all eyes would be watching him 
[02:36.89]if he ate all the food. 
[02:38.93]This might even cause raised eyebrows. 
[02:43.07]People might look at the man with disapproval.
[02:46.55]During their dinner, 
[02:48.95]the couple might discuss many things. 
[02:52.29]They might discover that they see eye to eye, 
[02:56.51]or agree on many issues. 
[02:59.04]They share the same beliefs and opinions.  
[03:02.53]For example, they might agree that every crime 
[03:07.44]or injury should be punished. 
[03:10.14]That is, they firmly believe 
[03:12.84]in the idea of an eye for an eye. 
[03:16.77]They might also agree that it is wrong 
[03:22.62]to pull the wool over a person's eyes. 
[03:26.45]This means to try to trick a person 
[03:30.39]by making him believe something that is false. 
[03:34.12]But the man and woman do not believe in the evil eye, 
[03:40.10]that a person can harm you by looking at you.
[03:43.63]The next day, at their school, 
[03:47.77]the woman asks the man to keep an eye on, 
[03:52.60]or watch the young students in her class 
[03:56.33]while she is out of the classroom. 
[03:59.12]This might be hard to do when the teacher 
[04:03.35]is writing on a board at the front of the classroom. 
[04:07.49]To do so, a teacher would need to have eyes 
[04:12.02]in the back of his head. In other words, 
[04:16.35]he would know what the children are doing even 
[04:20.13]when he is not watching them.
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[04:33.39]WORDS AND THEIR STORIES, 
[04:36.66]in VOA Special English, 
[04:39.35]was written by Jill Moss. 
[04:41.84]I'm Faith Lapidus.