Some people think that this activity is because the nobility to use this event to show off status and wealth to show superiority.

有的人认为这项活动是对的，因为贵族们用这个活动来炫耀地位与财富，展示优越感。

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The high price paid for the dog is a sign that the red Tibetan mastiff has become a status symbol in China, replacing jewellery and cars as a way for the super-rich to show off their wealth.

这次高价竞犬表明在中国红色藏獒已经取代珠宝名车，成为一种身份的象征，让富人得以炫耀自己的财富。

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With the purchase of the growing capabilities of successful professionals to show off their status had been looking for a different way of life.

随着购买能力的不断增强，成功的专业人士为炫耀其地位开始寻求不同的生活方式。

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Not only did the gold show off a family's wealth and status, it was portable and easily sold in a crisis.

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In spite of this, it became more frequently seen in the trendy parts of Shanghai and Beijing, and became popular among local Chinese, who now had more disposable income to spend than their parents, and wanted to have a flashy status symbol to show off to their friends.

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The first generation of premium buyers sought status and the ability to show-off.

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