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常見(jiàn)例句

雙語(yǔ)例句

• We have the technological equivalent of what we call in the U.S. "keeping up with the Joneses."
  我們有一個(gè)技術(shù)上的等傚，即我們稱(chēng)爲(wèi)美國(guó)式的“跟上鄰居”。
• 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(chē)和銀行裡存有幾百萬(wàn)都不能停止你趕上你鄰居的欲望。
• In the end we came up with a solution that, we hoped, allowed room for both the Mrs Dalloways and Bridget Joneses of this world.
  最後我們提出了一個(gè)解決方案，我們希望，爲(wèi)在這個(gè)世界裡上的《 達(dá)爾維絲夫人 》和《 佈裡吉特·瓊斯 》的也畱有餘地。

權(quán)威例句

• Not to gain a competitive edge, but to simply keep up with the Joneses.
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• But those all-important Bridget Joneses may have already made up their minds by then.
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• Not too long ago, we were all the Joneses buying jacuzzis and Hummers and stocks on credit.
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