The two men are playing a game of political one-upmanship.

这两个男人在玩一场谁更高人一等的政治游戏。

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Whether it's about choices around education, feeding, sleeping or even something as simple as the name you have given your child, we are all playing a desperate game of one-upmanship.

不管是选择教育、喂养、睡眠的方式，还是为孩子取名字这样简单的事情，我们都在玩不顾一切要胜人一筹的游戏。

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But then in a glorious show of one-upmanship, another bridesmaid grabs the microphone and delivers a moving monologue peppered with humorous anecdotes and spiritually uplifting Thai proverbs.

紧接着另一艳丽夺目的伴娘抓过麦克风讲述了一段充满风趣轶事和鼓舞人心的泰国格言的感人独白。

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While "Cock" was about power plays within a sexual triangle, "Bull" presents bizarre power plays and one-upmanship within a tense office situation wherein one of three employees is allegedly going to be fired.

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Trips back home involved enduring endless one-upmanship talk of assets and their 'big plans' for retirement.

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Leviev is also moving beyond the ancient game of one-upmanship--and beyond the dirty business of diamonds.

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