“眼睛”的故事

何苗

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

英语中有很多表达中使用了“眼睛”这个词。今天我们就从“眼睛”这个词说起吧。

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.

当说到人际关系时，人们的眼睛就是心灵的窗口。这就意味着他们的眼睛能够告诉其他人他们的感受。我来给你们讲一个关于同一所学校的一位男老师和一位女老师的故事。女老师喜欢男老师。她用了许多方法来吸引他的眼球，让他注意到她。每当他目光落到她身上时，或者说看她的时候，她会试图表现得活跃以吸引他的注意。换句话说，她试图向他眉目传情，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.

让我们假设一下，这个男老师惊奇万分。换句话说，这个女老师对他产生了强烈影响。男老师想要花时间与她一起并进一步去了解她。他还邀请她出去约会。

She is so happy that she may walk around for days with stars in her eyes. She is extremely （adv. 极其） 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.”

她非常开心，好几天走路时，她的眼睛像星星一样明亮。她特别地开心，因为这个男人是她的至爱，是她心中一位非常特殊的人。她可能会告诉他，他是她唯一喜欢的人，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.

约会时，他们可能在餐厅一起吃饭。如果男老师真的很饿，他可能有点眼大胃口小，点了很多自己吃不完的食物。当服务员上餐时，他惊讶得眼珠子都快掉出来了。他或许会惊讶自己居然点了这么多东西。他可能都不相信自己的眼睛。实际上，如果他吃完所有食物，所有人都会盯着他看。甚至可能会使人瞠目结舌。人们都会难以置信地看着他。

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. 坚固地；坚定地） 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.

在用餐时，他们可能会讨论很多事情。他们也许会发现他们看对眼了，在很多问题上意见达成一致。他们有相同的观点和信念。比如，他们也许都同意，每一宗罪行或伤害都应该受到惩罚。也就是说，他们坚决同意“以牙还牙”这个观点。他们可能还同意“蒙蔽别人或者说骗他人相信假的东西是真的”是不对的。但是他们都不相信凶眼，即一个人目视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，在学校，这名女教师让那名男教师当她不在时，帮忙留意照看一下她班上的学生们。教师在黑板前板书时要做到这一点可能就比较困难。为了做到这一点，老师必须“后脑勺上长着眼睛”。换句话说，即使他不看，也知道这些孩子在做什么。

Now， its your turn to guess the meanings of the expressions about the word “eye”！下面，你来猜一猜文中与“眼睛”有关的表达方式的意思吧！

参 考 释 义

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；眉目传情；抛媚眼；挤眉弄眼

4. hit between the eyes 非常惊奇；惊奇万分

5. with stars in ones eyes 眼睛像星星一样亮

6. apple of ones eye 掌上明珠；心中挚爱

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 眼睛都快瞪出来了；惊讶得眼珠子都快掉出来了

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

11. all eyes 目不转睛；所有的目光都盯着……

12. raise eyebrows 使……吃惊；瞠目结舌；大跌眼镜

13. see eye to eye 看对眼了；看法、意见相同

14. an eye for an eye 以眼还眼；以牙还牙

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

16. evil eye 凶眼；目视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 后脑勺上长着眼睛；不看也知道……在做什么