The intent is to make sure that no one can discuss anything. The intent is to shout them down, to prevent intelligent discussion.

VOA: standard.2009.08.17

There has been a long discussion about what people owe each other and how okay it is to try to make money.

曾经有一次很长的讨论,是关于自己欠别人多少,而自己应该赚多少才合适

耶鲁公开课 - 金融市场课程节选

We'll try to make sure everybody's schedule is accommodated, and you'll either meet on Thursdays or Fridays, in discussion sections,and we'll organize those sections closer to the end of the shopping period, when we have a better idea who will be in here.

我们会尽量选大家都有空的时段，不是周四就是周五，这些讨论环节,会在选课周临近结束前决定，这样我们可以知道谁选了这门课。

耶鲁公开课 - 新约课程节选