幼儿园主班老师的考核:为何500美元和monkey有关

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我在看英语的时候看到一个句子,让我非常好奇。 He won a monkey at the horse races.
书中说这里的monkey代表着“500美元”
500美元和monkey有什么关系或者是典故吗?

£500 became known as a "monkey" sometime in the Victorian era because soldiers returning from India used the same term to refer to the Indian 500 rupee note - it had a picture of a monkey printed on it.

哈哈哈 有意思

这是俚语 五百美元;五百英镑

我觉得是猴子的意思,整句话翻译出来就是:他在这场赛马比赛中赢得了一只猴子。

$500是cash,money是指钱不一定是现金也可以是银行存款啊