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📸 Handsome Pakistan Tea Seller Catches Eyes

People on social media are reacting to photographs of a blue-eyed tea seller from Pakistan.
Photographer Jiah Ali was carrying her camera when she discovered the man working at a market in Isamabad.

Ali had no idea he would become internet sensation when she placed the photo on Instagram earlier this week.

The young man has light blue eyes, dark hair and even a little facial hair. He captivated social media users, first in Pakisitan and then around the world.

People wanted to know who he was and where they could find him.

They called him "chaiwalla." The name means someone who makes tea in Pakistan.

Ali's photo of the good-looking man has thousands of likes and views.

Once the photo went viral, she went back to the market in search of the young man. It turns out his name is Arshad Khan. He is 18 years old and reportedly has 17 brothers and sisters.
Television cameras followed, and many women went to the market just to get a look at him.

People asked if he wanted to model clothing or get an acting job in movies or television.
As it to happens, he already said yes to one offer. A clothing company in Isamabad has offered to pay him to wear some of its clothes.
The story recalls another photograph that also went viral.

Jeremy Meeks caused a sensation in 2014 when a California police department posted a photo of him on the Internet after he was arrested. 

Many people said Meeks was handsome, too.
He signed a contract with a modeling agency while he was in jail. Some of his first photos came out in June.

Vocabulary

 

✨captivated(v.) 吸引

    to interest or attract someone very much

    ex: She captivated film audiences with her beauty and charm.

          她用她的美麗與魅力吸引電影觀眾

 

✨recall(v.) 追憶起

    to remember something

    ex: I don't recall arranging a time to meet.

          我不記得安排過見面時間

 

✨arrest(v.) 待補

    if the police arrest someone, they take them away to ask them about      a crime that they might have commit.

    ex: He was arrested for possession pf illegal drugs.

          他因持有非法毒品而被逮捕

Summarize 

The photographer said he shared his usual photos on social media, but he didn't expect that it would attract many people's attention. Perhaps because of the man in the photo, his unique appearance attracted many people, and he also unexpectedly received the title of chaiwalla. A small unintentional move by one person may be a big move that can change the future for others.