1·But this is mostly a sideshow.
但是这最多像是一个杂耍。
2·They kept exchanging little not-quite winks. As if misery and disfigurement and jail time were all just a lower-class sideshow designed to perk up their otherwise boring day.
他们时不时不引人注目地交换着眼色，就好像悲惨、缺憾、牢狱之灾都不过是社会底层人士的杂耍表演，用来活跃他们原本无聊沉闷的工作日。