猴年来了！和“猴子”有关的英语短语你都会说吗？

 猴年来了。在中国，猴子多被视为聪明伶俐的动物。因为有了《西游记》的长久影响，人们看到猴子总是难免会想起神通广大的齐天大圣。而在英语中，monkey则多与搞怪、模仿、闲散的形象有关。我们今天就为大家介绍英文中与猴子相关的一些短语表达，个中的文化内涵，留给大家自己体会吧。

　　>Make a monkey out of (someone)

　　让某人出丑、难堪

　　He made a monkey out of me by calling me names in front of my girlfriend.

　　他当着我女朋友的面辱骂我，让我很难堪。

　　>Monkey around with somebody or something

　　瞎捣鼓，闲晃

　　You must stop monkeying around with that old computer if you want to finish the work on time.

　　你要是想按时完成工作就别捣鼓那台旧电脑了。

　　>Monkey business

　　非法活动，骗人的把戏

　　You must stop the monkey business if you don’t want to get into trouble.

　　你要是不想惹麻烦，就不要干那些非法的事。

　　>A monkey on one's back

　　阻止某人成功的严重问题，历史问题

　　He was afraid that his past would always be a monkey on his back.

　　他担心他过去的问题将会永远成为他的包袱。

　　>Monkey see, monkey do

　　有样学样

　　It is a case of monkey see, monkey do. She does everything that her cousin does.

　　她就是东施效颦，她表姐做什么，她就做什么。

　　>More fun than a barrel of monkeys

　　非常有趣

　　He is quite popular with his friends because he is more fun than a barrel of monkeys.

　　他在朋友当中很有欢迎，因为他是个特别有趣的人。

　　>Well, I'll be a monkey's uncle.

　　表示特别惊讶，不敢相信

　　Well, I'll be a monkey's uncle. I never thought Bill would remarry.

　　天啊！我从来都没想过比尔会再婚。

　　>Monkey suit

　　制服，礼服

　　I hate going to weddings and wearing a monkey suit.

　　我很讨厌参加婚礼，也讨厌穿礼服。