meili 发表于 2022-10-18 21:14:56

Flip the script?

<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="this">this</span> <span word="sentence">sentence</span>, “<span word="flipping">flipping</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="script">script</span>” <span word="in">in</span> <span word="particular">particular</span>: <span word="Warmer">Warmer</span> <span word="weather">weather</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="flipping">flipping</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="script">script</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="closet">closet</span>.</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="This">This</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="wearing">wearing</span> <span word="T">T</span>-<span word="shirts">shirts</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="skirts">skirts</span> <span word="instead">instead</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="sweaters">sweaters</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="sleeves">sleeves</span>, <span word="something">something</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="don">don</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="normally">normally</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="year">year</span>.</p><p><span word="Normally">Normally</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="it">it</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="cold">cold</span>. <span word="Sweaters">Sweaters</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="sleeves">sleeves</span>, <span word="hence">hence</span>, <span word="are">are</span> <span word="usually">usually</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rage">rage</span>. <span word="However">However</span>, <span word="due">due</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="warmer">warmer</span> <span word="weather">weather</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="year">year</span>, <span word="people">people</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="longer">longer</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="them">them</span>.</p><p><span word="That">That</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="why">why</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> “<span word="flipping">flipping</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="script">script</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="closet">closet</span>”, <span word="turning">turning</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="usual">usual</span> <span word="idea">idea</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="wear">wear</span> <span word="upside">upside</span> <span word="down">down</span>.</p><p><span word="To">To</span> <span word="flip">flip</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="see">see</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="turn">turn</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="side">side</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="side">side</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="coin">coin</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="example">example</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="sometimes">sometimes</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="flip">flip</span> <span word="side">side</span> – <span word="you">you</span> <span word="flit">flit</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="turn">turn</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="look">look</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="side">side</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="script">script</span>, <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="hand">hand</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="written">written</span> <span word="form">form</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="play">play</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="descriptions">descriptions</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="scenes">scenes</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="dialogues">dialogues</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="actors">actors</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="follow">follow</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="act">act</span> <span word="on">on</span>.</p><p><span word="If">If</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="actor">actor</span> <span word="follows">follows</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="script">script</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="they">they</span>’<span word="re">re</span> <span word="supposed">supposed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="do">do</span>, <span word="then">then</span> <span word="things">things</span> <span word="fall">fall</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="place">place</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="play">play</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="proceed">proceed</span> <span word="smoothly">smoothly</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="seamlessly">seamlessly</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="successful">successful</span> <span word="conclusion">conclusion</span>.</p><p><span word="However">However</span>, <span word="if">if</span> <span word="someone">someone</span> <span word="flips">flips</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="script">script</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="reads">reads</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="people">people</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="lines">lines</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="dialogue">dialogue</span>, <span word="then">then</span> <span word="chaos">chaos</span> <span word="ensue">ensue</span>.</p><p><span word="Hence">Hence</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="extension">extension</span>, <span word="if">if</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="metaphorically">metaphorically</span> <span word="flip">flip</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="script">script</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="something">something</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="opposite">opposite</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="they">they</span>’<span word="re">re</span> <span word="supposed">supposed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="do">do</span>, <span word="surprising">surprising</span> <span word="everyone">everyone</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="result">result</span>.</p>
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