重点单词：
1、mortgage
vt. 抵押
n. 抵押
房屋抵押贷款
They had to mortgage their home to pay the bills.
他们不得不抵押他们的房子来还账。
2、chain
n. 链；束缚；枷锁
vt. 束缚；囚禁；用铁链锁住
His open shirt revealed a fat gold chain.
他敞开的衬衣里露出一条粗大的金链子。
3、perfect
adj. 完美的；最好的；精通的
vt. 使完美；使熟练
n. 完成式
He spoke perfect English.
他讲一口纯正的英语。
重点短语：
1、sooner or later
迟早，早晚
Sooner or later we will succeed.
我们迟早会成功的。
2、fall through
落空；失败
They wanted to turn the estate into a private golf course and offered $20 million, but the deal fell through.
他们想把这个庄园变成一个私人的高尔夫球场并出价2千万美元，但是这笔交易落空了。
考考你（翻译）：
1、银行拒绝接受任何土地抵押。
2、狗被拴在栅栏上。
3、我迟早要把这一复杂的过程全部告诉你。
答案下期公布：
上期答案：
1、For the sake of historical accuracy, please permit us to state the true facts.
2、There are only 35 staff to serve 30,000-plus customers.
3、Women officers make up 13 percent of the police force.