On the bubble?
<p><span word="Reader">Reader</span> <span word="question">question</span>:</p><p><span word="Please">Please</span> <span word="explain">explain</span> “<span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bubble">bubble</span>” <span word="in">in</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="sentence">sentence</span> (<span word="LakersNation">LakersNation</span>.<span word="com">com</span>, <span word="October">October</span> 22, 2016): “<span word="World">World</span> <span word="Peace">Peace</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="entering">entering</span> <span word="his">his</span> 17<span word="th">th</span> <span word="NBA">NBA</span> <span word="season">season</span>, <span word="although">although</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="currently">currently</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bubble">bubble</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="making">making</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="roster">roster</span> <span word="spot">spot</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Training">Training</span> <span word="Camp">Camp</span>.”</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="First">First</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="all">all</span>, <span word="World">World</span> <span word="Peace">Peace</span>, <span word="Like">Like</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Artist">Artist</span> <span word="Formerly">Formerly</span> <span word="Known">Known</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="Prince">Prince</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="person">person</span>.</p><p><span word="Metta">Metta</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="Peace">Peace</span>, <span word="that">that</span> <span word="is">is</span>. <span word="Formerly">Formerly</span> <span word="known">known</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="Ron">Ron</span> <span word="Artest">Artest</span>, <span word="World">World</span> <span word="Peace">Peace</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="professional">professional</span> <span word="basketball">basketball</span> <span word="player">player</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Los">Los</span> <span word="Angeles">Angeles</span> <span word="Lakers">Lakers</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="NBA">NBA</span>.</p><p><span word="Yes">Yes</span>, <span word="World">World</span> <span word="Peace">Peace</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="team">team</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="player">player</span> <span word="Yi">Yi</span> <span word="Jianlian">Jianlian</span>, <span word="who">who</span>, <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="way">way</span>, <span word="is">is</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bubble">bubble</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="making">making</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="team">team</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="training">training</span> <span word="camp">camp</span>, <span word="i">i</span>.<span word="e">e</span>. <span word="making">making</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="formal">formal</span> <span word="team">team</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="play">play</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="regular">regular</span> <span word="season">season</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="begins">begins</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="matter">matter</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="fact">fact</span>, <span word="tonight">tonight</span>, <span word="local">local</span> <span word="time">time</span> (<span word="tomorrow">tomorrow</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Beijing">Beijing</span>).</p><p><span word="Yes">Yes</span>, <span word="but">but</span> “<span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bubble">bubble</span>”?</p><p><span word="That">That</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="Peace">Peace</span> (<span word="and">and</span> <span word="Yi">Yi</span>, <span word="too">too</span>) <span word="is">is</span> (<span word="or">or</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="story">story</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="days">days</span> <span word="old">old</span>) <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="brink">brink</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="thin">thin</span> <span word="line">line</span> <span word="separating">separating</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="group">group</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="another">another</span>. <span word="To">To</span> <span word="wit">wit</span>, <span word="World">World</span> <span word="Peace">Peace</span> <span word="either">either</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="elite">elite</span> <span word="group">group</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="fall">fall</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="also">also</span>-<span word="run">run</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="not">not</span>-<span word="so">so</span>-<span word="good">good</span> <span word="group">group</span> – <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="eliminated">eliminated</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="further">further</span> <span word="competition">competition</span>.</p><p>“<span word="On">On</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bubble">bubble</span>” <span word="is">is</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="idiom">idiom</span> <span word="which">which</span>, <span word="like">like</span> <span word="many">many</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="easy">easy</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="remember">remember</span> <span word="once">once</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="understand">understand</span> <span word="exactly">exactly</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="means">means</span>. <span word="Imagine">Imagine</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="pot">pot</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="water">water</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="bubbling">bubbling</span> <span word="point">point</span>. <span word="Right">Right</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="moment">moment</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="water">water</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="top">top</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bubble">bubble</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="directions">directions</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="go">go</span>, <span word="one">one</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="evaporating">evaporating</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="joining">joining</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rest">rest</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="water">water</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="pot">pot</span>.</p>
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