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1、VOA慢速英語詞彙掌故第11課英語聽力原文：Now, the VOA Special English program WORDS AND THEIR STORIES.(MUSIC)Todays program is all about eyes. 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. We will tell a story about a man
2、and 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
3、or give him the eye.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.She is so happy that she may walk around for days with stars in her eyes. She is extr
4、emely 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.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 stomac
5、h. 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 eye
6、brows. People might look at the man with disapproval.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
7、. That is, they firmly 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 har
8、m you by looking at you.The next day, at their school, the woman asks the man to keep an eye on, or watch the young 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 t
9、o 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.語翻議講解：現在是VOA特別英語詞語典故節目。今天我們的節目內容是關於我們的眼睛。在愛情方面，人們的眼睛是心靈的窗戶。這就是說，從他們的眼睛可以看出他們心裡在想什麼。我們會講述在同一所學校的一對男女教師的故事。這名女子對這名男子感興趣。她使用了許多方法來吸引他的眼球(catch his eye)，或者讓他注意到她。每次他看她的時候(sets
10、 eyes on)，她會試圖表現的有趣一點以使他對她感興趣。換句話說，她試圖向他拋媚眼(make eyes at)或者暗送秋波(give him the eye)。讓我們假設，這名男子感到非常突然(hit between the eyes)。換句話說，這名女子對他感情非常深，他希望花費一些時間在一起，更好的了解她。他邀請她出去約會。女子非常高興，可能好幾天都得意地(with stars in her eyes)走來走去，臉上洋溢著幸福的表情。她非常幸福，因為她對這名男子情有獨鍾(apple of her eye)，這名男子是非常特別的人。她可能告訴他，他是她唯一喜歡的是，或者“我只在乎你”(I
11、 only have eyes for you)。約會時，這對男女可能會在餐館一起吃飯。如果這名男子非常飢餓，他可能眼睛大胃口小(eyes might be bigger than his stomach)，點了很多自己吃不掉的食物。當服務員把食物送來時，看到如此多的食物，他可能非常吃驚(his eyes might pop out)。實際上，如果他吃掉所有食物，所有的目光(all eyes)都會盯著他，甚至可能會引起人們大跌眼鏡(raised eyebrows)，引起人們的白眼。人們可能會不滿地看著他，在用餐期間，這對男女可能會討論很多問題。他們可能會發現很多問題看法一致(see eye t
12、o eye)，分享同樣的信仰和觀點。例如，他們可能同意，每一宗罪行或傷害都應該受到懲罰。他們可能還同意，欺騙別人(pull the wool over a persons eyes)是不對的，也就是說失去欺騙某人，使他相信某件錯誤的事情。但是他們都不相信惡毒的眼光(evil eye)，也就是說一個人看你一眼就能傷害到你。第二天，在學校，女子要求她不在教室時幫忙照看(keep an eye on)一下自己的學生。老師在前排黑板上書寫時可能照看學生就比較困難。為了做到這一點，老師必須“後腦勺上長著眼睛”(eyes in the back of his head)。換句話說，即使他眼睛沒有看著，也知
13、道這些孩子在做什麼。VOA慢速英語詞彙掌故第12課英語聽力原文：Now, the VOA Special English program, Words and Their Stories.(MUSIC)A persons nose is important for breathing and smelling. The nose is also used in many popular expressions.Some people are able to lead other people by the nose. For example, if a wife leads her husba
14、nd by the nose, she makes him do whatever she wants him to do.Some people are said to be hard-nosed. They will not change their opinions or positions on anything. If someone is hard-nosed, chances are he will never pay through the nose, or pay too much money, for an object or service.It is always he
15、lpful when people keep their nose out of other peoples business. They do not interfere. The opposite of this is someone who noses around all the time. This kind of person is interested in other peoples private matters. He is considered nosey.Someone who keeps his nose to the grindstone works very ha
16、rd. This can help a worker keep his nose clean or stay out of trouble.One unusual expression is that is no skin off my nose. This means that a situation does not affect or concern me. We also say that sometimes a person cuts off his nose to spite his face. That is, he makes a situation worse for himself by doing something foolish because he is angry.More problems can develop if a person looks down his no
