I think being down-to-earth means that we can be closer to the public in life or work, and there is no sense of distance from the public.
The earth is vast, but the people are local, and the local atmosphere refers to being consistent with the temperament and habits of the general public, and there is no sense of distance between them.
For example, from the perspective of life, you are walking on the street, and the people around you are wearing very ordinary and ordinary clothes, but you are strutting around in an evening dress for a high-end dinner. This is actually not grounded. gas. If you have a very noble status, but you go to the wet market to buy groceries in person, and you dress like an ordinary housewife, and the groceries you buy are ordinary cucumbers, eggplants, beans, and not sea cucumbers, abalones, and lobsters, this is down-to-earth, that is, Say that your life seems to be very close to the general public, nothing different or special.
For example, at work, especially in government agencies, if you visit the grassroots level, you will eat ordinary home-cooked meals and big pot rice like ordinary migrant workers. There is nothing special at all, and you will also eat It's very fragrant, not picky at all, it's actually down to earth. When chatting with ordinary people, they use everyday expressions and do not use some jargon that is awkward and hard to pronounce and cannot be understood by people. They use down-to-earth behaviors and expressions, such as the spirit of nailing. If you always act aloof when communicating with the people, drive a fancy car, wear a fancy watch, and just say whatever you want, then you are simply out of touch with the world.
For another example, let us ordinary people name their children. If you choose a name with a strong local flavor, or a name that is very common, The name I heard is very down-to-earth. If you come up with some weird names, you are obviously Han Chinese, but you have to give me a six-character name, or you use some uncommon words that no one can understand the meaning of, then you are not down to earth.