The assembly hall was overcrowded long before the performance began.

演出开始前, 大会堂里早已挤得水泄不通了。

Swapping pleasantries, two cardinals prepare to enter the Synod Hall for a consistory, an assembly of cardinals that advises the pope.

两位红衣主教边开玩笑边走入宗教会堂准备参加红衣教会议，个红衣主教集合的会议作用是献策于教皇。