Podium banter at the oscars could be less excruciating .
奥斯卡颁奖台上的戏谑也许就不会那么折磨人。
The banter and facetiae were devices to keep at an amiable arm 's length anyone not in his close coterie .
戏谑诙谐是他的策略维持与不在他亲密小圈子的人的亲和力。
This was no ordinary night of pub banter , however .
不过，这晚讲的故事可不是普通的酒吧玩笑。
They were reinforced in this view by alastair 's jocular banter , his easy resort to mimicry and his habit of taking the monday morning editorial meeting with a gin and tonic in his hand .
Experts estimate that we say between 150 and 300 words a minute when we engage in this internal banter and it acts as a far harsher judge of you than anyone else could ever be .
