Monkey see,monkey do.有样学样。Monkey see,monkey do.是一个近代才出现的用法,主要的意思有两种。第一种是指学习一样东西时只学表面,不知道其原理;第二种是指模仿,特别是在技术和知识不如被模仿者的情况下。
看看老外聊天时怎么用Monkey see,monkey do.:
Hannah: This new phone looks so much like the one I have!
Oscar: It just looks like yours, but it's not the same one.
Hannah: Thank goodness. Because it's much cheaper than mine.
Oscar: Monkey see, monkey do. They copied the look.
Hannah: It could have fooled me.
汉娜:这部新手机看起来跟我的很像!
奥斯卡:它只是看起来像,和你的并非同一部。
汉娜:太好了,因为这部比我的便宜多了。
奥斯卡:他们只是有样学样,抄袭外观而已。
汉娜:差点就被骗了。
Monkey see,monkey do.例句精选:
A: Aww, look at Tommy pretending to wash dishes like you!
B: Monkey see, monkey do!
A: 噢,看汤米假装像你一样洗碗!
B: 有样学样!
Unfortunately, it's often a case of monkey see, monkey do with teenagers who get caught up in dangerous behaviors like drinking, having sex, and taking drugs.
不幸的是,青少年有样学样,常常陷入危险的行为,如饮酒,性行为,吸毒。
A danger with workplace training is a `monkey see, monkey do' approach which does not value skills and knowledge.
工作场所培训的一个危险做法是“有样学样”,不重视技能和知识。
拓展学习:
mimic 模仿:学样子
forgery 伪造
duplicate 复制
contrast 差异
do likewise 照着做
rip off 剽窃;偷窃
a carbon copy 非常相像的人或物
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