Not give a monkey's 毫不在乎
The diet of a Barbary macaque consists of a mixture of plants and insects
今日小常識(shí)
Gibraltar, known as The Rock, is a popular tourist destination and famous for being home to a group of Barbary macaque monkeys. Males of the species help care for the young, including the offspring of others. Scientists think this might be due to the fact that females mate with all male members so paternity is uncertain.
直布羅陀，也被稱為 The Rock “巖石”，這里除了是著名的旅游勝地之外，也是巴巴利獼猴的家鄉(xiāng)。雄猴們會(huì)承擔(dān)照顧幼猴的責(zé)任，包括非親生的幼猴?？茖W(xué)家們認(rèn)為這可能是因?yàn)榇坪飼?huì)與所有的雄猴交配，所以無法判斷幼猴的生父究竟是誰。
今日短語(yǔ)
如果你告訴別人你 don't give a monkey's about something, 意思就是你對(duì)某事一點(diǎn)都不在乎，完全無所謂。
例句
I don't give a monkey's if my ex-boyfriend is getting married or not.
It's all about the money for Caroline. She doesn't give a monkey's about the work itself.
請(qǐng)注意
如果某人參與的事被形容為 monkey business, 這就是說他的表現(xiàn)和行為非常愚蠢或幼稚。這個(gè)短語(yǔ)也能用來表達(dá)令人難以接受甚至是帶欺騙性質(zhì)的表現(xiàn)。
例句
Two policemen showed up at my neighbour's doorstep this morning. I've always suspected there's been some monkey business going on in the house.
