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

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的门廊上闲逛喝醇香的苏格兰威忌更重要的了， 而他的主人则没完没了地回忆着一些被遗忘的政治竞选的小插曲。

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.

这一小小的穿插激了安妮的好奇心，但梅格太困了，没力气再闲谈，就上床睡了。她觉得好像参加了一次化装舞会，没有得到自己预期的诸般乐趣。