Talking, imitating, teasing and singing are the basic skills of cross talk performance.

说、学、逗、唱是相声表演的基本技能。

At times the forum became a free-for-all of cross talk among candidates desperate to wedge their personalities and signature ideas into brief snippets of television airtime.

有时，论坛又变成了急于把自己的批评意见和标志性想法塞到时间非常有限的电视新闻里的候选人之间相声般的大吵大闹。