the joneses

常見(jiàn)例句

If other people are prosperous that is good; don’t feel miserable just because you cannot keep up with the Joneses.
別人過(guò)得很充實(shí)那是一件好事情，不要僅僅因爲(wèi)自己沒(méi)有超過(guò)自己身邊的人就感到痛苦不堪。
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It's hard to tell whether temporary materialism is any cheaper than keeping up with the Joneses, but an unfettered way of life looks awfully appealing right now.
很難說(shuō)臨時(shí)擁有的物質(zhì)享受是否比大爲(wèi)講究的排場(chǎng)更廉價(jià)，但是這種不受約束的生活方式現(xiàn)在看起來(lái)很對(duì)大家的胃口。
While our fore-parents simply had just a year's window to keep up with the Joneses (or not) we have a bit more of a cushion in naming our children.
鋻於新家長(zhǎng)們一般衹有一年的時(shí)間趕這種時(shí)髦（或許沒(méi)有），我們?cè)诮o孩子取名方麪還有相儅的緩沖餘地。

Not to gain a competitive edge, but to simply keep up with the Joneses.
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