Feifei and Finn chat about a party they went to last night. Finn had a very good-looking woman with him and everybody was curious. Was she his girlfriend? Listen to the programme to find out.
Note: This is not a word-for-word transcript.
Feifei
Hello. I'm Feifei and with me in the studio is ...
Finn
Finn, hello!
Feifei
Hey, do you feel a bit tired, Finn? Well, I do. What a party yesterday!
Finn
Yes, it was good, wasn't it? Great food, plenty to drink…
Feifei
Now… forgive me for being nosey but…you said you were too busy working to have a love life. So… who was that beautiful woman you were with?
Finn
Ah, that was … just a girl I know…
Feifei
Come on, Finn, don't be so mysterious. Everybody was looking at her. She looked like a supermodel! Is it serious? No offence, but how did you manage to attract a woman like that?
Finn
What do you mean? I'm very handsome! But she's not my girlfriend…
Feifei
Just some eye candy, then?
Finn
That's not fair. I mean, yes she's beautiful—but eye candy means someone who is attractive, but not very interesting…
Feifei
I know—just teasing! It sounds like you like her…
Finn
Err, OK then, I do quite like her…
Feifei
Ooh, you admitted it!
Finn
I know…
Feifei
We can also use eye candy to talk about things which look good but are not very useful. Let's hear some examples.
Examples
I was going out with this gorgeous footballer but it didn't last. He was just eye candy.
This illustrated cookbook looks good but you can never find the ingredients for the recipes. These pictures are just eye candy!
Feifei
Well, the party was fun anyway. And you know what? Today I'm going on a date with a guy I met there.
Finn
Mmm… is this the beginning of a romance, Feifei?
Feifei
Oh, no. He's very boring, actually.
Finn
Just some eye candy then?
Feifei
Well… we'll see. But I want to make all my friends jealous!
Both
Bye!