Meanwhile the men stand around in small groups chatting. When we listen closely, we find they are talking about the situation in the then upcoming New Zealand parliamentary elections, or about the affairs of the Hakka Society--all weighty matters of national or ethnic importance.
男士們則三五成群地站著聊天﹘﹘仔細一聽，他們正在聊這年的紐西蘭大選情勢、客家同鄉會會務，當真是重要的「國、族」大事哪。