But then you sit there from eight until ten, and what do you get? There is more pop music being sung than traditional Taiwanese songs. The xiaosheng (male lead) comes out wearing shades. The caidan (female comic role) is--as seems to always be the case these days--wearing a negligee of the most eye-catching variety.
然而由八點坐到近十點，戲台上，流行歌曲唱得比歌仔調多，小生帶著墨鏡出現，彩旦的一身打扮還是「情趣級」的睡衣。