请把下面的汉语翻译成一句英文：
中美两国在外交和贸易领域发生口水战是常事，但最近这一现象蔓延到了流行文化阵地，美国脱口秀主持人柯南•奥布莱恩(Conan O'Brien)与中国喜剧演员“大鹏”就斗起了嘴。
参考答案：
China-U.S. spats are commonplace on the diplomatic and trade fronts, but they recently spilled into pop culture, with Conan O'Brien pitted against a Chinese comedian called 'Da Peng.'
2spat
noun
plural spats
[count] : a short argument about something that is not important
▪ The newlyweds were having another spat.
pit
noun
plural pits
pit against [phrasal verb]
pit (someone or something) against (someone or something): to cause (someone or something) to fight or compete against (another person or thing)
