With the social edification of society, keeping up with the Joneses is no longer the Joneses.

随着社会文化的熏陶，跟上琼斯一家的脚步不再是唯一的目标。

Never keep up with the Joneses. Drag them down to your level. It's cheaper.

永远不要和别人攀比，把他们拉到和你一样的水平。这更便宜。

Well, for years people have been trying to keep up with the joneses.

赶超邻居似乎是人们长久以来的愿望。

The Smiths like the new play; the Joneses go to see it, and they copy the Smith verdict.

史密斯一家喜欢那部新戏，琼斯一家也跑去看这部戏，而且还模仿史密斯家的评论观点。

In suburbia, it means keeping up with the Joneses. On Wisteria Lane, that means keeping up with Bree Van De Kamp.

在郊区，竞争意味着赶上Joneses的步伐。而在Wisteria Lane，则意味着跟上Bree Van De Kamp的步伐。

Well, for years people have been trying to keep up with the joneses.

M：好吧，多年来人们一直在努力跟上琼斯的步伐。

In suburbia, it means keeping up with the Joneses.

在郊区 竞争意味着跟上邻居的脚步。

We compare ourselves with the Joneses as we say in English sometimes, our neighbors.

正如我们有时用英语所说的那样，我们将自己与我们的邻居进行比较。

Right, like it's Mr Burns and the Burnses? Or Dr Jones and the Joneses?

对，就像伯恩斯先生和伯恩斯夫妇一样？还是琼斯博士和琼斯？

New tech, laser focus on shareholder returns, or my favorite, keeping up with the Joneses and taking pictures while we try.

新技术，激光关注股东回报， 或者我最喜欢的，在我们尝试的时候跟上琼斯并拍照。

We may be worried because we can't keep up with the Joneses; but the Joneses are probably worried because they can't keep up with the Ritzes; and the Ritzes are worried because they can't keep up with the Vanderbilts.

我们可能会担心，因为我们跟不上琼斯；但是琼斯可能会担心，因为他们跟不上丽兹； Ritzes 很担心，因为他们跟不上 Vanderbilts。