谈论国家大事 meaning in English

discuss state affairs

Very glad to see you , prince , he said . one minute he turned to magnitsky , whose tale he was interrupting . we have made a compact to - day ; this is a holiday dinner , and not one word about business . and he turned again to the story - teller , and again he laughed
“公爵，看见您，我很高兴， ”他说， “等一等”他把脸转向马格尼茨基时说，他把他的话打断了， “我们今儿约定：我们举办一次快乐的午宴，宴间切勿谈论国家大事。 ”