2016猴年春节来了。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。

　　1、Make a monkey out of (someone)

　　让某人出丑、难堪

　　例句：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。

　　2、Monkey around with somebody or something

　　瞎捣鼓，闲晃

　　例句：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。

　　3、Monkey business

　　非法活动，骗人的把戏

　　例句：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。

　　4、A monkey on one's back

　　阻止某人成功的严重问题，历史问题

　　例句：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。

　　5、Monkey see, monkey do

　　有样学样

　　例句：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。

　　6、More fun than a barrel of monkeys

　　非常有趣

　　例句：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。

　　6、Well, I'll be a monkey's uncle.

　　表示特别惊讶，不敢相信

　　例句：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。

　　7、Monkey suit

　　制服，礼服

　　例句：I hate going to weddings and wearing a monkey suit.

　　我很讨厌参加婚礼，也讨厌穿礼服。