2016年托福词汇备考：猴子相关的短语
2016年是猴年，那么今年托福考试会不会考有关猴的一些阅读材料呢?为了帮助大家防备这一点，小编整理了有关猴的词汇和短语，让你在考场上遇到这类问题迎刃而解。
Monkey Idioms in English
英语中与猴子相关的短语表达
>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。
中文里有关猴子的短语表达英译
Monkey Idioms in Chinese
>杀鸡骇猴
Beat the dog before the lion
杀鸡骇猴本意是杀鸡给猴子看。比喻用惩罚一个人的办法来警告别的人。
>猴年马月
Donkey's years
猴年马月是一个民间谚语，指期盼的某件事情遥遥无期，要等很长很长的时间。
据说，这里的years其实是来自ears，因为驴的耳朵长，所以dankey's ears就指代很长时间，后来演变成dankey's years意思不变，也是因为驴的寿命普遍较长。
我猴年马月才能买上房啊!
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，指猕猴。猴子戴帽子，比喻外表装得像个人物，却是人面兽心。也常用以讥讽依附权贵窃取名位之人。
自从他上任后，他身边那些小人也一个个沐猴而冠，成了主管。
Since he took office, those flunkies were all promoted to head of section, just like monkeys with hats on.
>树倒猢狲散
Rats leave a sinking ship
树一倒，依附在树上的猴子一哄而散。比喻为首的人一下台，依附他的人也即随之而散。
>山中无老虎，猴子称大王
When the cat is away,the mice will play; Among the blind, the one-eyed man is the king.
食物链顶端的大王不在，处于次级的猴子们就开始发号施令了。
>五马六猴
Undisciplined person
形容不守规矩、不受管束的人。
我们要对这些五马六猴严加管理。
We shoule be very strict with these undisciplined people.
从上面这几个中文短语的英语表述中，我们可以看到，虽然两种语言中使用的动物不同，但表达的意思却是极其相近的。如果为了文字一一对应而强行把Beat the dog before the lion译为“狮子面前打狗”，就会让中文读者有些摸不着头脑了。由此可见，在翻译时找到双方语言中对等的恰当表达非常重要。Monkey Idioms in English
英语中与猴子相关的短语表达
>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.