今日短语：“ Keeping Up With the Joneses ”

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今日短语

Keeping Up With the Joneses

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定义/用法

To strive to obtain all the material things one's neighbors or associates have

努力获取邻居或者同事拥有的所有物质。

类型

Contemporary Idiom

当代短语

使用频率

★★★☆☆

适用场景

- Can be used in formal or inform situations.

适用于正式跟非正式场合。

- Is suitable for more mature audiences (children will likely not understand this idiom).

适用于成人，小孩可能不太理解这个成语。

- This is a negative expression, because it implies that one strives just to impress others, or that one cares too much about the opinions of others.

这个是一个消极的表达，因为暗示着一个人去努力打动别人，或者太在意别人的意见。

起源

- This expression began as the name of a Comic published in American newspapers from 1913-1940 called, “Keeping Up with the Joneses”.

这个表达始于1913-1940年美国报纸上的一种漫画名字，叫做“Keeping Up with the Joneses”。

- Jones is a common English surname, and Joneses is the plural form.

Jones 是一个非常普遍的英语姓，Joneses是一个复数形式。

例子

一）My parents work six or seven days a week and have been pushing me to get accepted by an Ivy League school. They do this because they want to be as good or better than their peers. Their whole lifestyle is designed to keep up with the Joneses.

二）After keeping up with the Joneses for many years, I decided to sell my nice house, and I moved to a small tropical island where I am now enjoying my early retirement. My blood pressure is normal again.

三）I like to live a simple life. I do not want to worry about keeping up with the Joneses. My small apartment and my little car are good enough for me.

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