Unpalatable Tidbit A
I was watching the telly on the bus today [yes, there are tellies on buses in Singapore which most often than not show irritating shows. if the show isn't irritating (discounting the news) it's put on repeat often enough to irritate you]. The scene from a locally-produced Mandarin drama serial showed two buffed men in their boxes (?!!) holding some position that shouts: there's a fight going on!
Fine.
Then the conversation starts. You know it's not good when the fight scene features more talk than moves.
Guy A: I know we're standing here like a couple of naked trees. Let's continue the fight somewhere else.
Guy B: mutters something equally silly but unfortunately more forgettable.
A couple of naked trees? My goodness! Maybe something got lost in translation or I just don't know a good Chinese/English idiom.
But naked trees sounds really... odd.
Fine.
Then the conversation starts. You know it's not good when the fight scene features more talk than moves.
Guy A: I know we're standing here like a couple of naked trees. Let's continue the fight somewhere else.
Guy B: mutters something equally silly but unfortunately more forgettable.
A couple of naked trees? My goodness! Maybe something got lost in translation or I just don't know a good Chinese/English idiom.
But naked trees sounds really... odd.
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