keep up with the joneses

基本解釋

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。
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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Separate research found that owning the house of your dreams, the car you always longed for and having millions in the bank doesn’t stop that desire to keep up with the Joneses.
分開(kāi)的研究發(fā)現(xiàn)，擁有理想中的房子，長(zhǎng)期渴望的車和銀行裡存有幾百萬(wàn)都不能停止你趕上你鄰居的欲望。

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