Its deck was ablaze with a galaxy of red and green lights which vied in the cool stillness of the night with the stars shimmering overhead.

船面甲板上装着红绿小电灯的灯彩，在那清凉的夜色中和天空的繁星争艳。

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China has vied with western groups in Africa for oil and minerals for the best part of a decade.

过去十年的大部分时间里，中国都在与西方集团争夺非洲的石油与矿产品。

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Imperialists vied to plant their flag in the most lucrative spots, wherever the spices were rich or the sugar cane tall.

无论那些最富庶的地方是盛产香料还是甘蔗，帝国主义列强都会竞相争夺那里的控制权。

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"So when Medvedev committed himself to the idea of creating a Silicon Valley, and there were a number of parts, different cities in Russia that vied for its location, it was decided to put it in this park.

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Political parties and guilds vied in contributing ever more remarkable sculptures for public buildings and churches.

WSJ: Review: The Flowering of the Florentine Renaissance | 'Springtime of the Renaissance: Sculpture and the Arts in Florence 1400�C1460,' at the Palazzo Strozzi in Florence

Frederic Remington's bucking broncos and Charles Russell's images of cowboys sitting around the campfire are the iconic pieces collectors vied for in the '80s.

FORBES: Picturesque Payne

Serbs and Albanians vied for control in the region throughout the 20th century.

BBC: Kosovo profile