Made coffee for his wife and himself, went around checking the radiators to make sure she hadn't sneakily turned them up.

给他的太太和自己沏上。处检查暖气片，确认太太没有悄悄把它们又打开。

Sidekicks are one of the most common and direct ways to do this: they can supply sneakily perceptive commentary on the main action, often while simultaneously serving as blundering, hapless punchlines.

他们除了能悄悄地针对主要行动提供明的评论，同时又扮粗笨、倒楣的点睛之笔。