We will practically put ourselves in the poor house to buy a big house and fancy car just so that we can put our "middle class-ness" on display.

实际上，我们为了买昂贵的汽车而住在差劲的房子里，仅仅为了显示我们是“中产阶级”。

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On the one hand, with the rapidly increases of material standard of living, most girls won't get married with someone who can't buy a house, and some of them would also require a fancy car.

一方面，随着物质生活水平的急速提高，很多女孩都不会和买不起房的男人结婚，有些还会要求要有靓车。

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They see their neighbour, who borrowed more than he could afford to buy a fancy house, getting a bail-out to save him from the consequences of his own poor judgment.

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