The Joneses make a big deal out of being "different."

琼斯一家子把“与众不同”看作是了不得的事。

Many people were holding down three jobs just to keep up with the Joneses.

许多人做三份工作仅仅只是为了与他人攀比。

On one hand, they want to keep up with the joneses and on the other hand, there's the snob effect.

一方面他们想要赶上和自己地位相仿的人，另一方面又存在虚荣效应。

We are our own Joneses.

我们只是在跟自己攀比。

He tries to keep up with the Joneses.

他努力维持一般的生活水准。

The Joneses have two boys and a girl.

琼斯一家有两个男孩儿一个女孩儿。

Don't try to keep up with the Joneses.

不要跟人攀比。

Edward is always trying to keep up with the Joneses.

爱德华老是不断地和邻居比较。

It has chosen to forgo keeping up with the "Joneses."

它选择放弃攀比。

That's true. And he tries to keep up with the Joneses.

的确如此，而且他还要维持一般的生活水准。

I suppose they are trying to keep up with the Joneses.

我想他们是为了要跟别人比排场。

The Joneses are coming for lunch en masse all twelve of them!

琼斯一大家子人都来吃午饭——一共十二口人！

Aside from the Joneses, I do not know anybody in this village.

除了琼斯一家外，这村子里我谁也不认识。

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。

In a way, the fear of being judged is the flip side of keeping up with the Joneses.

在某种程度上，害怕被评判也是攀比的另一面。

What matters is true liking, interest and passion — not keeping up with the Joneses.

但自闭症者则更在乎自己的真正喜欢，兴趣和热情-，而不会去攀比跟风。

We have the technological equivalent of what we call in the U.S. "keeping up with the Joneses."

我们有一个技术上的等效，即我们称为美国式的“跟上邻居”。

As we whispered back and forth, the Joneses' garage door opened and Ruby slowly walked out.

当我们来回轻声密语时，琼斯家的车库门打开了，罗比慢慢走了出来。

We've got to hand it to the Joneses, they have the most beautiful house in the neighborhood.

我们承认钟斯一家真了不得，他们拥有邻近最漂亮的房子。

This "trickle-down consumption" appears to result from a desire to keep up with the Joneses.

人们想要与收入地位相等者进行攀比的心态似乎引发了“涓滴型消费”现象的出现。

The Joneses have been eating high on the hog ever since Mr. Jones's book became a best seller.

自从琼斯先生的作品成为畅销书后，琼斯一家人就过着优渥的生活。

Of course, all girls are not keeping up with the Joneses but so many do, particularly those who.

当然，并非所有的女孩都在赶时髦，但她们中的许多人确实如此，尤其是那些。

I looked up all the Joneses in the telephone book but I drew a blank every time I asked for Archibald Jones.

我在电话簿中查了所有姓琼斯的人，可是每次都找不到阿契波尔德·琼斯。

After spending the weekend as a guest in the Jone's home, Alice wrote the Joneses the usual bread-and-butter letter.

周末在珍妮家作客后艾丽丝给琼斯家写了封例行的致谢信。