Not only had the poor man been arrested, but he had been sent to prison as well.

那个可怜的记者不仅被捕了，而且还被送进了监狱。

Instead he bought himself fifty pence worth of trouble.

却拿这钱给自己买了50便士的麻烦。

But the copy he gave him had not been written out in full as usual.

但这回狱卒给贵族的信没有像往常那样把全文写全，

During the rush hour one evening two cars collided and both drivers began to argue.

一天傍晚交通最拥挤时，一辆汽车撞上前面一辆汽车，两个司机争吵起来。

My friend fails to mention the long and friendless winter evenings in front of the TV -- virtually the only form of entertainment.

我的朋友没有提到在电视机前度过的漫长寂寞的冬夜——电视是唯一的娱乐形式。

I had traced the cause of the trouble.

因为我找到了毛病所在。