【成语故事】从前一个耍猴人买了一只不听话的猴子，艺人十分生气，就到市场买来一只公鸡，对它不断敲锣打鼓，公鸡吓呆了，艺人乘机拿刀杀了公鸡，坐在一旁的猴子也吓坏了，从此只要艺人说什么或敲锣打鼓，猴子就会毫不含糊地执行艺人的指令

      杀鸡吓猴英文意译：
      kill the chicken to frighten the monkey; punish someone as a warning toothers

      中英文例句
      1、俗话说得好，叫做“杀鸡吓猴”，拿鸡子宰了，那猴儿自然害怕。
      As the saying goes, "Kill the chicken in order to frighten the monkey". If the chicken is killed, the monkey is certainly scared.
      2、莫妮卡从工作中得不到颐指气使的感觉；于是雇佣乔伊，以便解雇他来杀鸡吓猴。但乔伊喜欢收小费，所以莫妮卡的计划难以顺利实施。
      Monica gets no respect at work; she hires Joey in order to fire him, so everyone will know who's boss; but Joey likes the tips, so he has a hard time going along with the plan.