Prior to the stroke, Neville's father continued to play havoc in British politics.

中风之前，内维尔的父亲继续在英国政坛造成严重破坏。

His frequent absences continued to play havoc on his finances and his children largely grew up without him, frequently communicating with their father only through letters.

他频繁的不在家继续对他的财务造成严重破坏，他的孩子们在没有他的情况下长大，经常只能通过信件与父亲联系。

The British ministry, with indifference if not connivance, permitted rams and ships to be built in British docks and allowed them to escape to play havoc under the Confederate flag with American commerce.

英国内政部即使不是纵容， 也是漠不关心，允许在英国码头建造公羊和船只， 并允许它们逃跑， 打着邦联旗帜对美国商业造成严重破坏。