他是一个十足的木头人。

He is a regular stick.

船长这边却怔怔地直盯着招牌，像个木头人似的。

The captain, for his part, stood staring at the signboard like a bewildered man.

尽管他于2000年赢得了大众选举，但是有评论指责他的“木头人”交际风格，一些人说他枯燥、呆板。

Although he won the popular vote in 2000, one of the knocks against him was his "wooden" communication style. Some said he was boring, stiff.