two unhappy schoolboys
白金支所の学生へ。本日、言及したCNNの記事の冒頭です。two unhappy schoolboys以下の比喩が今回のなんとも言えない「冷たい握手」を表していますね。(UG)
Tokyo (CNN) -- OK, so Chinese President Xi Jinping and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's brief summit featured all the enthusiasm of two unhappy schoolboys forced to make up after a schoolyard dust-up.
In stark contrast, the meeting between South Korean President Park Geun-hye and Xi was all smiles and banter.
http://edition.cnn.com/2014/11/10/opinion/japan-china-xi-abe-analysis/