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1、<1>Monkeysareverysimilartousinmanyways.Mosthavetenfingersandtentoes,andbrainsmuchlikeours.Weenjoywatchingthembecausetheyoftenactlikeus.Infact,CharlesDarwin'stheoryofevolutionsaysthatmonkeysandhumansshareacommonancestor.SongwriterWilliamGilbert,inthemusical"PrincessIda",wrote:"Darwinianman,thoughwe
2、ll-behaved,atbestisonlyamonkeyshaved."Hiswords-sungtoSirArthurSullivan'smusic-makelistenerssmile.Well,monkeysmakeussmile,too,becausetheyarecreaturesfullofplayfultricks.Thisiswhymanymonkeyexpressionsareabouttrickypeopleorplayfulacts.Oneoftheseexpressionsismonkeyshines,meaningtricksorfoolishacts.The
3、meaningisclearifyouhaveeverwatchedagroupofmonkeysplayfullychasingeachother:pullingtails,stealingfood,doingtricks.So,whenateachersaystoagroupofstudents:"Stopthosemonkeyshinesrightnow!"youknowthattheboysandgirlsareplaying,insteadofstudying.Youmighthearthatsameteacherwarnastudentnottomonkeyaroundwith
4、avaluablepieceofequipment.Youmonkeyaroundwithsomethingwhenyoudonotknowwhatyouaredoing.Youaretouchingorplayingwithsomethingyoushouldleavealone.Also,youcanmonkeyaroundwhenyoufeellikedoingsomething,buthavenofirmideaofwhattodo.Forexample,youtellyourfriendyouaregoingtospendthedaymonkeyingaroundwithyour
5、car.Whenyoudonothaveanyjoborgoalinmind,itisjustawaytopassthetime.Monkeybusinessusuallymeanssecret,maybeillegal,activities.Anewsreportmaysaythereismonkeybusinessinvolvedinbuildingthenewairport,withsomeofficialsgettingsecretpaymentsfrombuilders.Youmaymakeamonkeyoutofsomeonewhenyoumakethatpersonlookf
6、oolish.Somepeoplemakeamonkeyoutofthemselvesbyactingfoolishorsilly.Ifonemonkeyhasfun,imaginehowmuchfunabarrelofmonkeyscanhave.Ifyourfriendsayshehadmorefunthanabarrelofmonkeysatyourparty,youknowthathehadareallygoodtime.Monkeysuitsarecommonnamesforclothesoruniformssoldierswear.InearlieryearsinmanyAme
7、ricancities,youwouldfindmenplayingmusicalhandorgansonthestreet.Dancingtothemusicwouldbetheman'ssmallmonkeydressedinatight-fitting,colorfuljacketsimilartoamilitaryuniform.So,peoplebegantocallamilitaryuniformamonke
