托福常用短語積累之與猴子相關(guān)

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    記一些固定的短語,可以在應(yīng)試托福的時候輕松不少,出國留學(xué)網(wǎng)托福欄目為您帶來“托福常用短語積累之與猴子相關(guān)”,希望對大家有所幫助哦!
    >Make a monkey out of (someone)
    讓某人出丑、難堪
    He made a monkey out of me by calling me names in front of my girlfriend.
    他當(dāng)著我女朋友的面辱罵我,讓我很難堪。
    >Monkey around with somebody or something
    瞎搗鼓,閑晃
    You must stop monkeying around with that old computer if you want to finish the work on time.
    你要是想按時完成工作就別搗鼓那臺舊電腦了。
    >Monkey business
    非法活動,騙人的把戲
    You must stop the monkey business if you don’t want to get into trouble.
    你要是不想惹麻煩,就不要干那些非法的事。
    >A monkey on one's back
    阻止某人成功的嚴(yán)重問題,歷史問題
    He was afraid that his past would always be a monkey on his back.
    他擔(dān)心他過去的問題將會永遠成為他的包袱。
    >Monkey see, monkey do
    有樣學(xué)樣
    It is a case of monkey see, monkey do. She does everything that her cousin does.
    她就是東施效顰,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.
    他在朋友當(dāng)中很有歡迎,因為他是個特別有趣的人。
    >Well, I'll be a monkey's uncle.
    表示特別驚訝,不敢相信
    Well, I'll be a monkey's uncle. I never thought Bill would remarry.
    天啊!我從來都沒想過比爾會再婚。
    >Monkey suit
    制服,禮服
    I hate going to weddings and wearing a monkey suit.
    我很討厭參加婚禮,也討厭穿禮服。
    中文里有關(guān)猴子的短語表達英譯
    Monkey Idioms in Chinese
    >殺雞駭猴
    Beat the dog before the lion
    殺雞駭猴本意是殺雞給猴子看。比喻用懲罰一個人的辦法來警告別的人。
    >猴年馬月
    Donkey's years
    猴年馬月是一個民間諺語,指期盼的某件事情遙遙無期,要等很長很長的時間。
    據(jù)說,這里的years其實是來自ears,因為驢的耳朵長,所以dankey's ears就指代很長時間,后來演變成dankey's years意思不變,也是因為驢的壽命普遍較長。
    我猴年馬月才能買上房啊!
    It will be donkey's years before I can afford a house of my own.
    >沐猴而冠
    A monkey with a hat on
    沐猴,指獼猴。猴子戴帽子,比喻外表裝得像個人物,卻是人面獸心。也常用以譏諷依附權(quán)貴竊取名位之人。
    自從他上任后,他身邊那些小人也一個個沐猴而冠,成了主管。
    Since he took office, those flunkies were all promoted to head of section, just like monkeys with hats on.
    >樹倒猢猻散
    Rats leave a sinking ship
    樹一倒,依附在樹上的猴子一哄而散。比喻為首的人一下臺,依附他的人也即隨之而散。
    >山中無老虎,猴子稱大王
    When the cat is away,the mice will play; Among the blind, the one-eyed man is the king.
    食物鏈頂端的大王不在,處于次級的猴子們就開始發(fā)號施令了。
    >五馬六猴
    Undisciplined person
    形容不守規(guī)矩、不受管束的人。
    我們要對這些五馬六猴嚴(yán)加管理。
    We shoule be very strict with these undisciplined people.
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