福建师范大学课程考试《大学英语(2)》作业考核试题参考122

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做一些头脑风暴关于你的开支和你如何可能削减他们。
把它们写在纸上是明智的，因为这样就不容易把它们打发掉。
例如，你能通过乘坐公共交通工具来减少你的用气量吗？
如果你经常在外面吃饭，可以考虑在家多做点饭。
检查你的购买习惯。
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In theUnited Statesmany have been told that anyone can become rich and successful if he works hard and has some good luck.
Yet, when one becomes rich, he wants people to know it. And even if he does not become very rich, he wants people to think that he is. That is what “keeping up with the Joneses” is about. It is the story of someone who tries to look as rich and as successful as his neighbors.
《大学英语（2）》期末考试A卷
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Do some brainstorming about your expenses and how you could possibly cut back on them.
It is wise to write them down on paper because it is less easy to dismiss them that way.
Momand looked around him and noticed that many people do things just to keep up with their neighbors. 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 theUnited States. “Keeping up with the Joneses” came to mean keeping up with the people around you. Momand’s series appeared in different newspapers across the country for over 28 years.
The expression was first used in 1913 by a young American by the name of Arthur Momand. He told this story about himself: he began earning $125 aweek at the age of 23. That was a lot of money in those days. Young Momand was very proud of his riches. He got married and moved with his wife to a very wealthy neighborhood outsideNew York City. But just moving there was not enough. When he saw that rich people rode horses, Momand went horse riding every day. When he saw that rich people hadservants, Momand and his wife also hired a servant and gave big parties for their new neighbors.
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. But onemust get tired of trying to keep up with the Joneses, because no matter what one does, Mr. Jones always seems to be ahead.
For example, can you cut down on the amount of gas you use by taking public transportation?
If you eat out often, consider making more meals at home.
Examine your buying habits.
It was like a race, but one could never finish this race because one was always trying to keep up. Momand and his wife could not do that.
The race ended for them when they could no longer pay for their new way of life. They left their wealthy neighborhood and moved back to an apartment inNew York City.