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来自Jones,常见人名,-ese,人,词源同Chinese,Japanese.代指邻居,常见于习语keep up with Joneses,与人攀比,讲排场。
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The urge to keep up with the Joneses is a phomenon that can be found everywhere in this country.
在这个国家,拼命与人斗富(与人攀比)的现象处处可见。
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But keeping up with the Joneses isn't the only way that money brings happiness.
攀比并不是让金钱带来快乐的唯一方式。
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Neighbours, keen to and overtake the Joneses, copied them – but on a larger scale.
热衷于赶超实力相当者的邻居开始复制他们的做法,而且规模更大.
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We spend the whole of our lives keeping up with our neighbors, the Joneses.
我们把我们的一辈子都用来和我们的邻居“琼斯一家人”攀比.
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City slickers are more likely to keep up with the Joneses than the rural people.
城市人的攀比心要比农村人强的多。
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The Joneses saw us across the hotel dining room and gave us the high sign.
琼斯一家人看到我们走过旅馆的餐厅时,向我们挥手招呼.
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Many people were holding down three jobs just to keep up with the Joneses.
许多人同时做3份工作只不过是为了和别人攀比。
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The poor fellow went broke because his wife was always trying to keep up with the Joneses.
这个可怜的家伙破产了,因为他的妻子总是同左邻右舍比排场、比阔气。
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Keeping up with the Joneses is, like greed, a valuable spur to economic activity.
和贪婪一样,攀比是对经济活动的一种宝贵刺激。
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