千辛萬苦的甜蜜
Two prisoners who escaped from a jail in Newport News, Virginia, only had a short taste of freedom — and pancakes — before being caught.
兩名從維吉尼亞州紐波特紐斯監獄逃出的囚犯在被逮捕前短暫嚐到了自由和鬆餅的滋味。
a taste of…嚐到～滋味、體驗到～
After making their escape, they were arrested at a local branch of the popular restaurant International House of Pancakes, called Ihop by many Americans.
兩人越獄後在當地一家熱門餐廳「國際鬆餅屋」（International House of Pancakes，許多美國人稱之為Ihop）的分店被逮捕。
arrest(v.)逮捕、拘捕=catch
The prisoners, named John Garza and Arley Nemo, used tools made from a toothbrush and metal to dig a hole through a jail wall.
這兩位名叫加爾薩與尼莫的囚犯利用牙刷和金屬製成的工具在監獄的牆上挖了一個洞，
be made from…由～製成
They were then able to climb over a taller outside wall to gain their freedom.
讓他們能夠爬過更高的外牆，獲得自由。
be able to RV能夠做某事be unable to RV無法做到某事=be not able to RV
This unlikely jailbreak took place on March 20.
這起不可思議的越獄事件在3月20日真實上演了。
unlikely(adj.)不可能的take place發生=happen
However, the two prisoners were only missing from the jail for a few hours when they were captured at the Ihop restaurant.
不過，兩名囚犯在Ihop餐廳被抓獲時，也就只是外出放風了幾個小時而已。
Police thanked the public for reporting Garza and Nemo after seeing them at the Ihop location, saying it is important for citizens to help the police by sharing information.
警方感謝民眾在Ihop目擊加爾薩與尼莫後舉報他們，並表示民眾透過分享情報協助警方辦案是很重要的。
thank sb. for…感謝某人～report(v.)舉報、告發
In the history of jailbreaks, this may be the first time ever that pancakes have been involved in catching the escaped prisoners.
從越獄史上來看，這可說是第一次出現跟鬆餅有關的越獄犯人逮捕行動。
involve(v.)牽涉、涉及