You ever hear the expression " keeping up with the joneses " ?
你可曾听过"别落在琼斯家后面"?
And if the joneses have more than you do , you 'll be miserable .
如果与你邻居拥有的比你多,你就会非常痛苦。
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。
Mr. and mrs. brown bought a new car simply to keep up with the joneses .
布朗夫妇买了一辆新车只是为了和邻居比富。
" In the rat race that is keeping up with the joneses , people forget about the most precious parts of life , such as spending time with families . " Daniel zhou said .
Avoid comparisonswhile keeping up with the joneses is part of american culture comparing ourselves with others can be damaging to happiness and self-esteem .
少攀比向邻居看齐是美国文化的一部分,然而与他人攀比会损害我们的快乐和自尊。
A lot of us get so involved with material values , family problems , ' keeping up with the joneses , ' etc. , that we forget the real meaning of friendship .
我们许多人都太专注于物质价值,家庭矛盾,与人攀比等等,结果我们忘了友谊的真正意义。
Many people were holding down three jobs just to keep up with the joneses .
许多人同时做三份工作只是为了与别人比阔气。
Mr. green told his wife to stop buying every new thing that was advertised to keep up with the joneses .