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来自Jones,常见人名,-ese,人,词源同Chinese,Japanese.代指邻居,常见于习语keep up with Joneses,与人攀比,讲排场。
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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.
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We spend the whole of our lives keeping up with our neighbors, the Joneses.
我们把我们的一辈子都用来和我们的邻居“琼斯一家人”攀比.
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Many people were holding down three jobs just to keep up with the Joneses.
许多人同时做3份工作只不过是为了和别人攀比。
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Neighbours, keen to and overtake the Joneses, copied them – but on a larger scale.
热衷于赶超实力相当者的邻居开始复制他们的做法,而且规模更大.
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- sauce n.调味汁;酱汁;〈非〉莽撞无礼;〈俚〉烈酒;
- fame n.名声,名誉;
- butthole 肛门;
- Leonardo da Vinci (达)芬奇(1452-1519,意大利文艺复兴时期伟大画家,雕刻家,建筑学家);
- pale adj.浅色的;苍白的;暗淡的;v.显得逊色;变得比平常白;变苍白
- twentieth n.二十分之一;(某月的)二十日;adj.第二十的;二十分之一的;
- ability n.能力,资格;能耐,才能;
- hull n.果皮,外皮;[航海]船壳,船体;外壳;vt.去(谷物、豆等的)壳;
- blenders n.搅拌机;(电动)食物搅拌器;掺和器blender的名词复数
- advise vt.(商业)通知,报告;提议,建议;vi.接受劝告,商量;建议,提供意见;
- scarf n.围巾;头巾;
- bing n. 冰;材料堆;废料堆;必应(搜索引擎名)n. (Bing)人名;(英、德、挪、匈)宾

