noskipws()的奇怪现象!

// --- An unexpected phenomenon.---
#include <iostream>
#include <iomanip>
using namespace std;

int main()
{
 char a[80], b[80];

 char x[80], y[80];

 cin >> noskipws >> a >> b;

 cout << a;
 cout << b;

 cin >> x >> y;

 cout << x;
 cout << y;

 return 0;
}

这段代码是我自己练习输入的:我用VC++6.0跟VC++8.0试过了,

可是对运行结果很纳闷:

竟然都输出这种结果:

比如输入a b回车输出:

a b
aPress any key to continue

为什么程序中下面这段代码没有执行?

cin >> x >> y;

 cout << x;
 cout << y;

Who can help me?

Thank you very much!