Keep Up with the Joneses
含义：Jones是一个很常见的姓，在这里就是用来泛指身边的人。这个短语的含义是指人们之间的攀比 - 你家买了plasma，我明天就要上LCD；隔壁买了Volvo，赶明儿我就去开辆SAAB回来。谁说西方人就不互相比来着？可能就是没现在国内的攀比那么明显罢了。
例句：
A: I saw John's new Mac Book today. All I could say was "Wow!"
A's wife: Oh that's nice; And don't even think about it！
A: But you know, the laptop I have now is dying....
A's wife: It's not dying. You just want to keep up with the Joneses.
评论
I just can’t help keeping up with the Joneses when 老陶posted his ISXB pics on the forum….
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