•He had Such Quiet Eyes

•He had such quiet eyes他有双安静和迷人的眼睛

•She did not realise她并没有明白

•They were two pools of lies这只是一个谎言

•Layered with thinnest ice他铺上了最薄的冰片

•To her, those quiet eyes对她来说，那些眼神

•Were breathing desolate sighs 就像呼吸着荒凉及空虚的叹息

•Imploring her to be nice恳求女的对他好

•And to render him paradise 并给于他天堂

•If only she'd been wise 如果她一直明智

•And had listened to the advice 并听取意见

•Never to compromise 永不妥协

•With pleasure- seeking guys 随着享乐家伙

•She'd be free from "the hows and whys"她就不会问怎么及为什么

•Now here's a bit of advice

•给你一点点忠告

•Be sure that nice really means nice

•要确保找到最好

•Then you'll never be losing at dice

•那你就永远不会失去

•Though you may lose your heart once or twice

•虽然你可能伤心过一次或两次

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•Answer the Questions below

•1 What is in the boy's eyes?

•Lies

•2 Which line in the poem tells us that we can see through the boy's deception?

•Layered with thinnest ice

•3 What does the boy tell the girl?

•He loves and wants her.

•4 What is he asking her to do?

•To be nice to him./To give in to him.

•5 What do the first and second lines in the second stanza imply?

•The persona regrets for not listening to advice.

•6 What has the girl realised about the boy?

•He is not sincere./He has used her to his advantage.

•7 Which phrase in the poem shows the girl is going through the anguish and regrets?

•"the hows and whys"

•8 What is the persona's advice to the readers?

•To be careful when in a relationship./Do not be fooled by the physical appearance./Make sure the boy is sincere before trusting him.

•9 What can you conclude about the girl?

•She has learned her lesson to be more careful in future.