It has become de rigueur to complain about how arduous the whole thing is, one-upping each other over whose baby sleeps the least, chucks the most and who has fewer hours in the day.

母亲们总是抱怨养育宝宝有多么艰难，互相比谁的宝宝睡得最少，乱丢东西最多，比谁每天得时间最少。 这俨然已经变成一种社交方式了。

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Another recent study, this one in the journal Science, says the severe storms delivered by climate change could punch new holes in the ozone layer, upping our dose of radiation on land and at sea.

另一个近期发表在《科学杂志》上的研究表明，由于气候变化导致的猛烈风暴会造成新的臭氧层空洞，增加陆地和海洋的紫外线辐射剂量。

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We already knew Hitachi was planning to unveil 20GB Microdrives and perpendicular notebook drives in 2007, but now the HDD giant is one upping itself by adding some juicy details about next year's 2.5-inch hard drive roadmap.

ENGADGET: Hitachi to offer auto-encrypting hybrid notebook HDDs in 2007

Quite literally one-upping the ONE, this squared-off handheld GPS will reportedly play nice with TomTom's PLUS services, support handsfree calling over Bluetooth, and of course, offer up an elusive (albeit enticing) interaction with a docking station.

ENGADGET: TomTom DUO to hit CeBIT, tout handsfree calling

In the luxury hotel industry there is a lot of amenity one-upping, and hotels routinely steal innovative ideas from one another, and hopefully this one will be pilfered.

FORBES: Free International Phone Calls: The New Normal For Hotels?