For there everyone was always frightened of being scored off, and luxury and poverty were at daggers drawn.

因为在那里，每个人总是害怕被记分，奢侈和贫穷是剑拔弩张的。

We've been at daggers drawn effectively and that's a big deal for us because China is by far our largest trading partner and our really most important economic partner.

我们一直剑拔弩张， 这对我们来说意义重大， 因为中国是迄今为止我们最大的贸易伙伴， 也是我们真正最重要的经济伙伴。