the joneses

常见例句

If other people are prosperous that is good; don’t feel miserable just because you cannot keep up with the Joneses.
別人過得很充實那是一件好事情，不要僅僅因爲自己沒有超過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.
很難說臨時擁有的物質享受是否比大爲講究的排場更廉價，但是這種不受約束的生活方式現在看起來很對大家的胃口。
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.
鋻於新家長們一般衹有一年的時間趕這種時髦（或許沒有），我們在給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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