重点单词：
1、potion
n. 一剂；一服；饮剂
I wonder what would happen if I drank this potion.
我想知道如果我喝掉这药水会发生什么。
2、misery
n. 痛苦，悲惨；不幸；苦恼；穷困
n. (Misery)人名；(法)米斯里
All that money brought nothing but sadness and misery and tragedy.
那些钱带来的只有悲哀、苦难和不幸。
3、unbearable
adj. 难以忍受的；承受不住的
War has made life almost unbearable for the civilians remaining in the capital.
对留在首都的市民来说，战争已使得生活几乎无法忍受了。
4、threat
n. 威胁，恐吓；凶兆
Some couples see single women as a threat to their relationships.
有些夫妇把单身女子看作是对他们夫妻关系的一种威胁。
考考你（翻译）：
1、一个小小的受过教育的精英团体从他们两百万同胞的穷困中获了利。
2、到了晚上天气已热得无法忍受。
3、他可能会迫不得已将自己扬言要辞职的威胁付诸实施。
答案下期公布：
上期答案：
1、Smoking was forbidden everywhere.
2、He died six weeks later of a massive heart attack.
3、Why were you holding everyone up?