A nature like Clifford's can contract no debts of that kind.

像克利福德这样的人是不会欠下这种债的。

Until that time they had lived on their former savings; but now they began to contract debts.

在那之前，他们一直靠以前的积蓄生活。 但现在他们开始负债。

Not only did the son not reform, but contracted another debt of a thousand rubles, and told his father that he did not care if he was driven from the house, since life at home was torture to him.

儿子不但不改过自新，还欠下了一千卢布的债，并告诉父亲，即使被赶出家门，他也无所谓，因为在家生活对他来说是一种折磨。