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There are many expressions using the word “eye” in English. So today， lets start with the word “eye”.

英語中有很多表達中使用了“眼睛”這個詞。今天我們就從“眼睛”這個詞說起吧。

When it comes to relationships， peoples eyes can be a window into their hearts. This means that their eyes can tell a lot about how they feel. I will tell a story about a man and a woman who are teachers at the same school. The woman is interested in the man. She uses many methods to catch his eye， or get him to notice her. Once he sets eyes on her， or sees her， she might try to get him interested in her by acting playful. In other words， she might try to make eyes at him or give him the eye.

當(dāng)說到人際關(guān)系時，人們的眼睛就是心靈的窗口。這就意味著他們的眼睛能夠告訴其他人他們的感受。我來給你們講一個關(guān)于同一所學(xué)校的一位男老師和一位女老師的故事。女老師喜歡男老師。她用了許多方法來吸引他的眼球，讓他注意到她。每當(dāng)他目光落到她身上時，或者說看她的時候，她會試圖表現(xiàn)得活躍以吸引他的注意。換句話說，她試圖向他眉目傳情，暗送秋波。

Let us suppose that this man gets hit between the eyes. In other words， the woman has a strong affect on him. He wants to spend time with her to get to know her better. He asks her out on a date.

讓我們假設(shè)一下，這個男老師驚奇萬分。換句話說，這個女老師對他產(chǎn)生了強烈影響。男老師想要花時間與她一起并進一步去了解她。他還邀請她出去約會。

She is so happy that she may walk around for days with stars in her eyes. She is extremely （adv. 極其） happy because this man is the apple of her eye， a very special person. She might tell him that he is the only person she wants， or “I only have eyes for you.”

她非常開心，好幾天走路時，她的眼睛像星星一樣明亮。她特別地開心，因為這個男人是她的至愛，是她心中一位非常特殊的人。她可能會告訴他，他是她唯一喜歡的人，或者“我的眼中只有你”。

On their date， the couple might eat a meal together at a restaurant. If the man is really hungry， his eyes might be bigger than his stomach. He might order more food than he can eat. When his food arrives at the table， his eyes might pop out. He might be very surprised by the amount of food provided. He might not even believe his own eyes. If fact， all eyes would be watching him if he ate all the food. This might even cause raised eyebrows. People might look at the man with disapproval.

約會時，他們可能在餐廳一起吃飯。如果男老師真的很餓，他可能有點眼大胃口小，點了很多自己吃不完的食物。當(dāng)服務(wù)員上餐時，他驚訝得眼珠子都快掉出來了。他或許會驚訝自己居然點了這么多東西。他可能都不相信自己的眼睛。實際上，如果他吃完所有食物，所有人都會盯著他看。甚至可能會使人瞠目結(jié)舌。人們都會難以置信地看著他。

During their dinner， the couple might discuss many things. They might discover that they see eye to eye， or agree on many issues. They share the same beliefs and opinions. For example， they might agree that every crime or injury should be punished. That is， they firmly （adv. 堅固地；堅定地） believe in the idea of an eye for an eye. They might also agree that it is wrong to pull the wool over a persons eyes. This means to try to trick a person by making him believe something that is false. But the man and woman do not believe in the evil eye， that a person can harm you by looking at you.

在用餐時，他們可能會討論很多事情。他們也許會發(fā)現(xiàn)他們看對眼了，在很多問題上意見達成一致。他們有相同的觀點和信念。比如，他們也許都同意，每一宗罪行或傷害都應(yīng)該受到懲罰。也就是說，他們堅決同意“以牙還牙”這個觀點。他們可能還同意“蒙蔽別人或者說騙他人相信假的東西是真的”是不對的。但是他們都不相信兇眼，即一個人目視他人而使之遭殃的能力。

The next day， at their school， the woman asks the man to keep an eye on， or watch the students in her class while she is out of the classroom. This might be hard to do when the teacher is writing on a board at the front of the classroom. To do so， a teacher would need to have eyes in the back of his head. In other words， he would know what the children are doing even when he is not watching them.

第二天，在學(xué)校，這名女教師讓那名男教師當(dāng)她不在時，幫忙留意照看一下她班上的學(xué)生們。教師在黑板前板書時要做到這一點可能就比較困難。為了做到這一點，老師必須“后腦勺上長著眼睛”。換句話說，即使他不看，也知道這些孩子在做什么。

Now， its your turn to guess the meanings of the expressions about the word “eye”！下面，你來猜一猜文中與“眼睛”有關(guān)的表達方式的意思吧！

參 考 釋 義

1. catch ones eye 吸引某人的眼球

2. set eyes on 看到；目光落到……上

3. make eyes at sb. = give sb. the eye 向某人暗送秋波；眉目傳情；拋媚眼；擠眉弄眼

4. hit between the eyes 非常驚奇；驚奇萬分

5. with stars in ones eyes 眼睛像星星一樣亮

6. apple of ones eye 掌上明珠；心中摯愛

7. I only have eyes for you. 我的眼中只有你。

8. Ones eyes might be bigger than ones stomach. 某人眼大肚子小，眼睛大胃口小。

9. eyes pop out 眼睛都快瞪出來了；驚訝得眼珠子都快掉出來了

10. not believe ones own eyes 不相信自己的眼睛

11. all eyes 目不轉(zhuǎn)睛；所有的目光都盯著……

12. raise eyebrows 使……吃驚；瞠目結(jié)舌；大跌眼鏡

13. see eye to eye 看對眼了；看法、意見相同

14. an eye for an eye 以眼還眼；以牙還牙

15. pull the wool over a persons eyes 蒙蔽某人的眼睛；蒙騙某人

16. evil eye 兇眼；目視他人而使之遭殃的能力

17. keep an eye on 留意；照看

18. have eyes in the back of ones head 后腦勺上長著眼睛；不看也知道……在做什么