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Mrs.Lee：What are you doing, Kevin？You're supposed to be helping me clean.

李妈妈：凯文，你在干嘛啊？还不过来帮我打扫。

Kevin：I'm tired of cleaning the house, Mom. I want to have some fun.

凯文：打扫房子好烦喔，妈。我想要玩。

Mrs.Lee：After you finish your chores, you can go outside and play.

李妈妈：等你做完家事，就能出去玩啦。

Kevin：Why can't I go play now？It's such a nice day outside.

凯文：为什么我不能现在就玩？外面天气好好。

Mrs.Lee：I've had enough of your monkey business. Get back to work.

李妈妈：我受够你的胡闹。快回去打扫。

Kevin：OK, Mom, I'll finish cleaning. But afterwards, I'm going outside.

凯文：好啦，妈，我会把打扫工作做完。但是之后我就要出门玩喔。

[多学一点点]

★monkey business胡闹／恶搞／欺骗

business指"生意"、"公司"等意，monkey business字面意为"猴子生意"或"猴子公司"，但实际是指"胡闹"或"恶搞"。monkey business也有"欺骗"之意，指偷偷摸摸、非法的勾当。而猴子最喜欢吃香蕉，补充与香蕉相关俚语：

★go bananas抓狂

例：Susan was going bananas again. Her son kept monkeying around and wouldn't help her clean the house.（苏珊又抓狂了。她儿子不停胡闹又不帮忙打扫房子。）