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[00:00.10]Now, the VOA
现在，是美国之音 [00:12.72]Special English program
特别英语节目 [00:14.52]WORDS AND THEIR STORIES.
单词和他们的故事 [00:17.72]Monkeys are very similar
猴子很相似 [00:20.37]to us in many ways.
和我们在某些方面 [00:22.51]Most have ten fingers
都有十个手指 [00:24.82]and ten toes, and brains
和十个脚趾，大脑 [00:27.93]much like ours.
和我们很像 [00:30.07]We enjoy watching them
我们喜欢观察它们 [00:32.17]because they often act like us.
因为它们的行为常和我们相似 [00:35.56]In fact, Charles Darwin's
实际上，达尔文的 [00:38.43]theory of evolution says
理论认为 [00:41.22]that monkeys and humans
猴子和人类 [00:42.76]share a common ancestor.
有共同的祖先 [00:45.85]Songwriter William Gilbert,
作曲家威廉·吉尔伯特 [00:48.72]in the musical "Princess Ida",
在歌《艾达公主》中 [00:51.05]wrote:"Darwinian man,
写到:"达尔文派的人 [00:53.70]though well-behaved, at best
虽然乖巧，但充其量 [00:56.09]is only a monkey shaved."
是一只剃毛的猴子 [00:58.34]His words
他的剧本 [01:00.13]-- sung to Sir Arthur Sullivan's music
配上阿瑟·沙利文的音乐 [01:03.35]-- make listeners smile.
让观众们会心微笑 [01:06.13]Well, monkeys make us smile, too,
猴子也能让我们发笑 [01:09.17]because they are creatures
因为它们是生灵 [01:11.37]full of playful tricks.
非常会恶作剧 [01:13.47]This is why many monkey
这也是为什么许多和猴子 [01:17.00]expressions are about
相关的词和 [01:19.34]tricky people or playful acts.
狡猾的人或行为有关 [01:22.79]One of these expressions
其中的一个词汇 [01:25.37]is monkeyshines, meaning tricks
就是 monkeyshines，意思是诡计 [01:29.50]or foolish acts.
或愚蠢的行为 [01:31.00]The meaning is clear
这很容易理解 [01:33.41]if you have ever watched
如果你看到 [01:35.35]a group of monkeys
一群猴子 [01:36.74]playfully chasing each other:
互相玩耍， [01:38.88]pulling tails, stealing food,
扯尾巴，偷食物 [01:41.67]doing tricks.
耍花招 [01:43.36]So, when a teacher says
当一个老师说 [01:46.23]to a group of students:
一群学生 [01:47.64]"Stop those monkeyshines right now!"
"Stop those monkeyshines right now!" [01:51.22]you know that the boys and girls
你就知道这些男孩或女孩 [01:54.68]are playing, instead of studying.
是在玩耍，不是在学习 [01:57.41]You might hear that same teacher
你也许听到同一位老师 [02:01.64]warn a student not to
提醒一个同学不要 [02:04.85]monkey around with
瞎折腾 [02:07.24]a valuable piece of equipment.
在一件昂贵的设备上 [02:09.45]You monkey around with something
就说：You monkey around with something [02:12.93]when you do not know
当你不知道 [02:15.07]what you are doing.
你在干什么 [02:16.21]You are touching
你在接触 [02:18.35]or playing with something
或把玩一些东西 [02:20.71]you should leave alone.
你应该独自离开 [02:22.50]Also, you can monkey around
此外，你也可以瞎玩 [02:26.54]when you feel like doing something,
当你喜欢做某事 [02:29.72]but have no firm idea of what to do.
但不知道如何去做时 [02:33.55]For example, you tell your friend
比如，你告诉你的朋友 [02:38.19] you are going to spend the day
你准备花一天的时间 [02:41.26]monkeying around with your car.
捣鼓你的汽车 [02:44.39]Weel, you do not have
你没有 [02:47.18]any job or goal in mind.
任何任务或目标 [02:48.91]It is just a way to pass the time.
那只是在打发时间 [02:52.54]Monkey business usually means
Monkey business 通常指 [02:56.87]secret, maybe illegal, activities.
秘密的，有可能违法的活动 [03:00.70]A news report may say there is
一则新闻报道可能说那儿有 [03:05.39]monkey business involved
暗箱操作 [03:07.30]in building the new airport,
在一个新建的机场 [03:09.04]with some officials getting
一些官员得到了 [03:11.63]secret payments from builders.
建筑商的贿赂 [03:13.82]You may make a monkey out
你也许戏弄了 [03:17.91]of someone when you make
某人，你让 [03:19.66]that person look foolish.
这个人看起来很傻 [03:21.32]Some people make a monkey
有些人嘲弄 [03:24.55]out of themselves
了自己 [03:25.70]by acting foolish or silly.
通过做一些荒唐可笑的事 [03:28.54]If one monkey has fun,
如果你觉得一只猴子很有趣 [03:31.49]imagine how much fun
想象多有趣 [03:34.03]a barrel of monkeys can have.
一群猴子 [03:36.02]If your friend says
如果你的朋友说 [03:38.61]he had more fun than a barrel
他很有趣超过一群 [03:41.64]of monkeys at your party,
猴子，在你派对上 [03:43.33]you know that he
你就知道他 [03:45.42]had a really good time.
非常开心 [03:46.98]Monkey suits are common names
Monkey suits事通用名称 [03:50.51]for clothes or uniforms soldiers wear.
衣服或士兵的制服 [03:54.14]In earlier years
前些年 [03:56.18]in many American cities,
在一些美国城市 [03:58.38]you would find men playing
你会发现一些人表演 [04:01.32]musical hand organs on the street.
手风琴在大街上 [04:04.42]Dancing to the music would
伴舞的是 [04:07.93]be the man's small monkey
一只小猴子 [04:10.32]dressed in a tight-fitting,
穿着紧身 [04:12.88]colorful jacket similar
迷彩夹克 [04:15.37]to a military uniform.
类似军服 [04:18.43]So, people began to call
于是，人们开始称 [04:22.06]a military uniform a monkey suit.
军装为monkey suit [04:25.85](MUSIC)
音乐 [04:35.48]This VOA Special English program,
这里是美国之声特别英语节目 [04:41.60]WORDS AND THEIR STORIES,
单词和他们的故事 [04:43.92]was written by Marilyn Rice Christiano.
作者是Marilyn Rice Christiano [04:47.45]Maurice Joyce was the narrator. [04:50.29]I'm Shirley Griffith.
我是Shirley Griffith
现在，是美国之音 [00:12.72]Special English program
特别英语节目 [00:14.52]WORDS AND THEIR STORIES.
单词和他们的故事 [00:17.72]Monkeys are very similar
猴子很相似 [00:20.37]to us in many ways.
和我们在某些方面 [00:22.51]Most have ten fingers
都有十个手指 [00:24.82]and ten toes, and brains
和十个脚趾，大脑 [00:27.93]much like ours.
和我们很像 [00:30.07]We enjoy watching them
我们喜欢观察它们 [00:32.17]because they often act like us.
因为它们的行为常和我们相似 [00:35.56]In fact, Charles Darwin's
实际上，达尔文的 [00:38.43]theory of evolution says
理论认为 [00:41.22]that monkeys and humans
猴子和人类 [00:42.76]share a common ancestor.
有共同的祖先 [00:45.85]Songwriter William Gilbert,
作曲家威廉·吉尔伯特 [00:48.72]in the musical "Princess Ida",
在歌《艾达公主》中 [00:51.05]wrote:"Darwinian man,
写到:"达尔文派的人 [00:53.70]though well-behaved, at best
虽然乖巧，但充其量 [00:56.09]is only a monkey shaved."
是一只剃毛的猴子 [00:58.34]His words
他的剧本 [01:00.13]-- sung to Sir Arthur Sullivan's music
配上阿瑟·沙利文的音乐 [01:03.35]-- make listeners smile.
让观众们会心微笑 [01:06.13]Well, monkeys make us smile, too,
猴子也能让我们发笑 [01:09.17]because they are creatures
因为它们是生灵 [01:11.37]full of playful tricks.
非常会恶作剧 [01:13.47]This is why many monkey
这也是为什么许多和猴子 [01:17.00]expressions are about
相关的词和 [01:19.34]tricky people or playful acts.
狡猾的人或行为有关 [01:22.79]One of these expressions
其中的一个词汇 [01:25.37]is monkeyshines, meaning tricks
就是 monkeyshines，意思是诡计 [01:29.50]or foolish acts.
或愚蠢的行为 [01:31.00]The meaning is clear
这很容易理解 [01:33.41]if you have ever watched
如果你看到 [01:35.35]a group of monkeys
一群猴子 [01:36.74]playfully chasing each other:
互相玩耍， [01:38.88]pulling tails, stealing food,
扯尾巴，偷食物 [01:41.67]doing tricks.
耍花招 [01:43.36]So, when a teacher says
当一个老师说 [01:46.23]to a group of students:
一群学生 [01:47.64]"Stop those monkeyshines right now!"
"Stop those monkeyshines right now!" [01:51.22]you know that the boys and girls
你就知道这些男孩或女孩 [01:54.68]are playing, instead of studying.
是在玩耍，不是在学习 [01:57.41]You might hear that same teacher
你也许听到同一位老师 [02:01.64]warn a student not to
提醒一个同学不要 [02:04.85]monkey around with
瞎折腾 [02:07.24]a valuable piece of equipment.
在一件昂贵的设备上 [02:09.45]You monkey around with something
就说：You monkey around with something [02:12.93]when you do not know
当你不知道 [02:15.07]what you are doing.
你在干什么 [02:16.21]You are touching
你在接触 [02:18.35]or playing with something
或把玩一些东西 [02:20.71]you should leave alone.
你应该独自离开 [02:22.50]Also, you can monkey around
此外，你也可以瞎玩 [02:26.54]when you feel like doing something,
当你喜欢做某事 [02:29.72]but have no firm idea of what to do.
但不知道如何去做时 [02:33.55]For example, you tell your friend
比如，你告诉你的朋友 [02:38.19] you are going to spend the day
你准备花一天的时间 [02:41.26]monkeying around with your car.
捣鼓你的汽车 [02:44.39]Weel, you do not have
你没有 [02:47.18]any job or goal in mind.
任何任务或目标 [02:48.91]It is just a way to pass the time.
那只是在打发时间 [02:52.54]Monkey business usually means
Monkey business 通常指 [02:56.87]secret, maybe illegal, activities.
秘密的，有可能违法的活动 [03:00.70]A news report may say there is
一则新闻报道可能说那儿有 [03:05.39]monkey business involved
暗箱操作 [03:07.30]in building the new airport,
在一个新建的机场 [03:09.04]with some officials getting
一些官员得到了 [03:11.63]secret payments from builders.
建筑商的贿赂 [03:13.82]You may make a monkey out
你也许戏弄了 [03:17.91]of someone when you make
某人，你让 [03:19.66]that person look foolish.
这个人看起来很傻 [03:21.32]Some people make a monkey
有些人嘲弄 [03:24.55]out of themselves
了自己 [03:25.70]by acting foolish or silly.
通过做一些荒唐可笑的事 [03:28.54]If one monkey has fun,
如果你觉得一只猴子很有趣 [03:31.49]imagine how much fun
想象多有趣 [03:34.03]a barrel of monkeys can have.
一群猴子 [03:36.02]If your friend says
如果你的朋友说 [03:38.61]he had more fun than a barrel
他很有趣超过一群 [03:41.64]of monkeys at your party,
猴子，在你派对上 [03:43.33]you know that he
你就知道他 [03:45.42]had a really good time.
非常开心 [03:46.98]Monkey suits are common names
Monkey suits事通用名称 [03:50.51]for clothes or uniforms soldiers wear.
衣服或士兵的制服 [03:54.14]In earlier years
前些年 [03:56.18]in many American cities,
在一些美国城市 [03:58.38]you would find men playing
你会发现一些人表演 [04:01.32]musical hand organs on the street.
手风琴在大街上 [04:04.42]Dancing to the music would
伴舞的是 [04:07.93]be the man's small monkey
一只小猴子 [04:10.32]dressed in a tight-fitting,
穿着紧身 [04:12.88]colorful jacket similar
迷彩夹克 [04:15.37]to a military uniform.
类似军服 [04:18.43]So, people began to call
于是，人们开始称 [04:22.06]a military uniform a monkey suit.
军装为monkey suit [04:25.85](MUSIC)
音乐 [04:35.48]This VOA Special English program,
这里是美国之声特别英语节目 [04:41.60]WORDS AND THEIR STORIES,
单词和他们的故事 [04:43.92]was written by Marilyn Rice Christiano.
作者是Marilyn Rice Christiano [04:47.45]Maurice Joyce was the narrator. [04:50.29]I'm Shirley Griffith.
我是Shirley Griffith
Monkeys-英语听力热门评论
monkeyshines 〈美俚〉恶作剧 monkey around 胡闹；戏弄 monkey business 胡闹；欺骗；恶作剧 monkey out of someone 愚弄某人 more fun than a barrel of monkeys 很开心，很好玩 monkey suit :（slang US） a man's evening dress
