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[00:00.10]Now, the VOA[00:12.72]Special English program[00:14.52]WORDS AND THEIR STORIES.[00:17.72]Monkeys are very similar[00:20.37]to us in many ways.[00:22.51]Most have ten fingers[00:24.82]and ten toes, and brains[00:27.93]much like ours.[00:30.07]We enjoy watching them[00:32.17]because they often act like us.[00:35.56]In fact, Charles Darwin's[00:38.43]theory of evolution says[00:41.22]that monkeys and humans[00:42.76]share a common ancestor.[00:45.85]Songwriter William Gilbert,[00:48.72]in the musical "Princess Ida",[00:51.05]wrote:"Darwinian man,[00:53.70]though well-behaved, at best[00:56.09]is only a monkey shaved."[00:58.34]His words[01:00.13]-- sung to Sir Arthur Sullivan's music[01:03.35]-- make listeners smile.[01:06.13]Well, monkeys make us smile, too,[01:09.17]because they are creatures[01:11.37]full of playful tricks.[01:13.47]This is why many monkey[01:17.00]expressions are about[01:19.34]tricky people or playful acts.[01:22.79]One of these expressions[01:25.37]is monkeyshines, meaning tricks[01:29.50]or foolish acts.[01:31.00]The meaning is clear[01:33.41]if you have ever watched[01:35.35]a group of monkeys[01:36.74]playfully chasing each other:[01:38.88]pulling tails, stealing food,[01:41.67]doing tricks.[01:43.36]So, when a teacher says[01:46.23]to a group of students:[01:47.64]"Stop those monkeyshines right now!"[01:51.22]you know that the boys and girls[01:54.68]are playing, instead of studying.[01:57.41]You might hear that same teacher[02:01.64]warn a student not to[02:04.85]monkey around with[02:07.24]a valuable piece of equipment.[02:09.45]You monkey around with something[02:12.93]when you do not know[02:15.07]what you are doing.[02:16.21]You are touching[02:18.35]or playing with something[02:20.71]you should leave alone.[02:22.50]Also, you can monkey around[02:26.54]when you feel like doing something,[02:29.72]but have no firm idea of what to do.[02:33.55]For example, you tell your friend[02:38.19] you are going to spend the day[02:41.26]monkeying around with your car.[02:44.39]Weel, you do not have[02:47.18]any job or goal in mind.[02:48.91]It is just a way to pass the time.[02:52.54]Monkey business usually means[02:56.87]secret, maybe illegal, activities.[03:00.70]A news report may say there is[03:05.39]monkey business involved[03:07.30]in building the new airport,[03:09.04]with some officials getting[03:11.63]secret payments from builders.[03:13.82]You may make a monkey out[03:17.91]of someone when you make[03:19.66]that person look foolish.[03:21.32]Some people make a monkey[03:24.55]out of themselves[03:25.70]by acting foolish or silly.[03:28.54]If one monkey has fun,[03:31.49]imagine how much fun[03:34.03]a barrel of monkeys can have.[03:36.02]If your friend says[03:38.61]he had more fun than a barrel[03:41.64]of monkeys at your party,[03:43.33]you know that he[03:45.42]had a really good time.[03:46.98]Monkey suits are common names[03:50.51]for clothes or uniforms soldiers wear.[03:54.14]In earlier years[03:56.18]in many American cities,[03:58.38]you would find men playing[04:01.32]musical hand organs on the street.[04:04.42]Dancing to the music would[04:07.93]be the man's small monkey[04:10.32]dressed in a tight-fitting,[04:12.88]colorful jacket similar[04:15.37]to a military uniform.[04:18.43]So, people began to call[04:22.06]a military uniform a monkey suit.[04:25.85](MUSIC)[04:35.48]This VOA Special English program,[04:41.60]WORDS AND THEIR STORIES,[04:43.92]was written by Marilyn Rice Christiano.[04:47.45]Maurice Joyce was the narrator.[04:50.29]I'm Shirley Griffith.