Sometimes, when the topic of conversation turns to contemporary government policy or to cultural differences, or perhaps because people have come together for some social activism, the atmosphere can turn a bit serious and even prickly. But the "cutting" remarks may in fact clear the way to rethinking many issues.
有時，當談論的話題觸及到當前的行政議題、文化不同觀點，或是為了某種社會運動的目的而聚會，氣氛就比較嚴肅，甚至還會到處是「刺」；但是這些刺，卻是刺激大家重新思考的藥引。