subplot

...a fascinating sub-plot to the main drama.

重头戏中精彩的小插曲

Fleshed out the novel with a subplot.

辅以次要情节使小说更充实.

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Their story is counterpointed by a subplot involving housewife Edda Barends, who is kidnapped.

同一时间,在城市的另一端,一位家庭主妇因不明原因被绑架,遭囚期间, 男子不断以拍摄其照片取乐.

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