"The part about 'chatting about the mundane' means to avoid speaking of political matters, and the bit that goes 'treat history with mirth' refers to discussing things that really matter to the nation, though most of the time, art and literature are the subjects that get discussed," explains Lu.
「所謂的閒話家常，指的是不談『官事』；笑談古今，則是當論『國事』，不過大多時候，文學藝術還是大家分享討論的共同話題，」陸炳文解釋。