Monkey business 猢猻把戲
Vervet monkeys are also known as "vervets"
今日小常識(shí)
Scientists studying wild vervet monkeys in South Africa found that the animals were better able to learn a task when it was demonstrated by a female. The team from the University of Neuchatel, Switzerland, compared the animals' responses to those of a simple box-opening task demonstrated by males.
科學(xué)家在南非研究野生長(zhǎng)尾猴的時(shí)候發(fā)現(xiàn)，當(dāng)雌性動(dòng)物做示范時(shí)，其它觀摩動(dòng)物能夠更好地完成學(xué)習(xí)任務(wù)。瑞士 Neuchatel 大學(xué)的研究小組在這個(gè)項(xiàng)目中通過(guò)讓雄性猴子和雌性猴子分別示范一個(gè)簡(jiǎn)單的開(kāi)瓶蓋的任務(wù)，比較了動(dòng)物對(duì)主導(dǎo)雄性或雌性猴子的反應(yīng)。
今日短語(yǔ)
我們用 monkey business 來(lái)描述不正當(dāng)行為、胡鬧。這個(gè)短語(yǔ)也能用來(lái)表達(dá)那些不誠(chéng)實(shí)或違規(guī)的行為。
例句
Two policemen showed up on my neighbour's doorstep this morning. I've always suspected there's been some monkey business going on in the house.
Stop this monkey business! You should pay attention in class!
請(qǐng)注意
Not giving a monkey's about something 的意思是對(duì)一件事情漠不關(guān)心。
例句
I don't give a monkey's if my ex-boyfriend is getting married or not.
