This was the climax. A pang of exquisite suffering -- a throe of true despair -- rent and heaved my heart.

这下子可是倒霉透顶了。一阵剧痛--彻底绝望的痛苦--充溢并撕裂了我的心。

At the present time the public health of our country has been seriously threatened after our country suffered cosmically foudroyant throe of the SARS, faced spreading of birds-flu virus.

我国经历过SARS病毒大规模爆发的阵痛，目前又面临着禽流感病毒蔓延的危机，公共健康受到严重的威胁。