Now of course there's a certain amount of sexual byplay on what might count as a sword.

然了 这句话中剑这个意象有些性暗示。

At that moment nothing seemed of more importance than to idle on that shady porch drinking mellowed Scotch, while his host reminisced interminably on the byplay of some forgotten political campaign.

在那一刻，似乎没有什么比在阴凉门廊上闲逛喝醇香苏格兰威忌更重要了， 而他主人则没完没了地回忆着一些被遗忘政治竞选小插曲。

This little bit of byplay excited Annie's curiosity, but Meg was too tired for gossip and went to bed, feeling as if she had been to a masquerade and hadn't enjoyed herself as much as she expected.

这一出小小穿插演出刺激了安妮心，但梅格太困了，没力气再闲谈，就上床睡了。她觉得像参加了一次化装舞会，没有得到自己预期诸般乐趣。