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A、Trying to keep pace with your next-door neighbors. B、Trying to keep in contact with your neighbors. C、Trying to get along well
A、Trying to keep pace with your next-door neighbors. B、Trying to keep in contact with your neighbors. C、Trying to get along well
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2021-11-26
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[12] In the United States many have been told that anyone can become rich and successful if he works hard and has some good luck. When one becomes rich he wants people to know it. And even if he does not become very rich, he still wants people to think that he is. That’s what "Keeping up with the Joneses" is about. The expression was first used in 1913 by a young American named Arthur Momand. Momand looked around him and noticed that many people do things just to keep up with their neighbors; [13] they try to look as rich and as successful as their neighbors. [14] He saw the funny side of it and started to write a series of short stories. He called it "Keeping up with the Joneses", because "Jones" is a very common name in the United States. [13] "Keeping up with the Joneses" came to mean keeping up with people around you. [14] Momand’s series appeared in different newspapers across the country for over 32 years.
People never seem to get tired of keeping up with the Joneses. That is one reason why they read the "right" books, go to the "right" universities and eat at the "right" restaurants.
Every city has an area where people want to live because others will think better of them if they do. And there are "Joneses" in every city of the world. [15] But one must get tired of trying to keep up with the Joneses, because no matter what one does, Mr. Jones always seems to be ahead.
12. According to the speaker, what impression do many Americans want to leave on others?
13. What does the expression "Keeping up with the Joneses" mean?
14. How did the expression "Keeping up with the Joneses" get popular?
15. What does the speaker think of the practice of "Keeping up with the Joneses"?
选项
A、Trying to keep pace with your next-door neighbors.
B、Trying to keep in contact with your neighbors.
C、Trying to get along well with people around you.
D、Trying to look as wealthy as people around you.
答案
D
解析
选项为努力达到某种目的,听到录音中的try to时要注意后面的动词。短文说,这个习语的意思是“和左邻右舍比排场,比阔气”。所以D正确。选项中的“田”就是最好的提示语,录音中try后面就是答案所在。
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