2016年是猴年，那麼今年托福考試會不會考有關猴的一些閱讀材料呢?為了幫助大家防備這一點，小編整理了有關猴的詞彙和短語，讓你在考場上遇到這類問題迎刃而解。
Monkey Idioms in English
英語中與猴子相關的短語表達
>Make a monkey out of (someone)
讓某人出醜、難堪
He made a monkey out of me by calling me names in front of my girlfriend.
他當著我女朋友的面辱罵我，讓我很難堪。
>Monkey around with somebody or something
瞎搗鼓，閒晃
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，就不要幹那些非法的事。
>A monkey on one's back
阻止某人成功的嚴重問題，歷史問題
He was afraid that his past would always be a monkey on his back.
他擔心他過去的問題將會永遠成為他的包袱。
>Monkey see, monkey do
有樣學樣
It is a case of monkey see, monkey do. She does everything that her cousin does.
她就是東施效顰，她表姐做什麼，她就做什麼。
>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。
中文裡有關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。
據說，這裡的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，後來演變成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貴竊取名位之人。
自從他上任後，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鬨而散。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，處於次級的猴子們就開始發號施令了。
>五馬六猴
Undisciplined person
形容不守規矩、不受管束的人。
我們要對這些五馬六猴嚴加管理。
We shoule be very strict with these undisciplined people.
從上面這幾個中文短語的英語表述中，我們可以看到，雖然兩種語言中使用的`動物不同，但表達的意思卻是極其相近的。如果為了文字一一對應而強行把Beat the dog before the lion譯為“獅子面前打狗”，就會讓中文讀者有些摸不著頭腦了。由此可見，在翻譯時找到雙方語言中對等的恰當表達非常重要。Monkey Idioms in English
英語中與猴子相關的短語表達
>Make a monkey out of (someone)
讓某人出醜、難堪
He made a monkey out of me by calling me names in front of my girlfriend.
他當著我女朋友的面辱罵我，讓我很難堪。
>Monkey around with somebody or something
瞎搗鼓，閒晃
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，就不要幹那些非法的事。
>A monkey on one's back
阻止某人成功的嚴重問題，歷史問題
He was afraid that his past would always be a monkey on his back.
他擔心他過去的問題將會永遠成為他的包袱。
>Monkey see, monkey do
有樣學樣
It is a case of monkey see, monkey do. She does everything that her cousin does.
