Language Point 46

Although pills for tension, ...(Para. 35)

pill: n. small piece of medicine

tension: n. 1. (a feeling of) nervous anxiety, stress, worry, or pressure 紧张

The doctor said I was suffering from nervous tension.

医生说我神经紧张。

2. the degree or tightness or stiffness of a wire, rope, etc.拉力

If the tension of this rope is increased it will break.

如果拉力增加，绳子就会断掉。

The state of tension, which at one time existed between the US and Russia, was called "the Cold War".

美俄之间一度存在的紧张状态称为"冷战"。