up做(祷告);放弃,交出 render oneself up to投降 blow for blow以牙还牙 ood for evil以德报怨 render back报答,归还 12. bring to a halt: stop completely Production in many factories has been brought to a halt by the delayed arrival of raw materials 我们的旅行因风暴而终止。 Our journey was brought to a halt by a storm 13. offensive: n ---aggressive action, attack 红军发动大规模的军事攻击。( The Red Army led a massive military offensive, launch/ mount an~发动进攻 carry out/ undertake an~进攻 on the~发动进攻 assume/goon/ go over/ take the~进攻 If all else fails, I'll go over to the~.如果其他方法都失败,我将采取攻势 adj. of or about attack; causing offense; unpleasant 这支进攻的军队很快地羸得了阵地。( The offensive troops gained ground quickly.) My neighbor is really an offensive person. He often hold parties deep into the night 14. turn the tide( against); change what looks like defeat into victory改变形势,改变局面使 事态急转直下 Soviet victory in Stalingrad turned the tide of the war in Europe 15. reckon count: consider: think 许多人认为他是一位伟大的篮球运动员。( Many people reckon him to be a great football player reckon with take. into consideration All these problems had to be reckoned with as they ard We have to reckon with many problems.我们必须考虑到许多问题 16. toll: n. the number of people or animals killed or injured in particular circumstances; The toll of road deaths and injuries is on the rise 战争伤亡人数 money paid for the use of a bridge or road . The local government was allowed to charge tolls for the use of the roads - toll on long-distance telephone calls长途电话费用 Each car must pay a toll to cross the bridge charge/ exact/impose a~征收(道路、桥梁等的)通行费/税 lewy(征收)onsb.向某人收费(或征税) take its/ a toll: cause damage, injuries or deaths(often followed by of / on The famine/ flood took a toll of30,000 lives.使丧生 这次地震给几个村庄造成重大损失。 The earthquake took a heavy toll on several villages v. sound( a large bel) slowly at regular intervals鸣(钟),(特指宣布死亡) - -Bells were tolled all over the country at the emperors death (钟)鸣缓慢地以重复的单音调发出响声 The church bell tolled the hou.教堂的钟声报时。 An introduction of Bleak House by Charles Dickens: Bleak house Note The English legal system is the main object of Dickens's satire in BLEAK HOUSE, perhaps the first legal thriller, which centers on the interminable case of Jarndyce VS Jarndyce as it makes its tortuous6 ~up 做（祷告）；放弃，交出 --render oneself up to 投降 ~ blow for blow 以牙还牙 ~good for evil 以德报怨 render back 报答, 归还 12. bring to a halt: stop completely --Production in many factories has been brought to a halt by the delayed arrival of raw materials. --我们的旅行因风暴而终止。Our journey was brought to a halt by a storm. 13. offensive: n. --- aggressive action, attack --红军发动大规模的军事攻击。 (The Red Army led a massive military offensive.) launch/ mount an ~ 发动进攻 carry out/ undertake an ~ 进攻 on the ~ 发动进攻 assume/ go on/ go over/ take the ~ 进攻 --If all else fails, I’ll go over to the ~. 如果其他方法都失败，我将采取攻势。 adj. of or about attack; causing offense; unpleasant --这支进攻的军队很快地赢得了阵地。( The offensive troops gained ground quickly.) --My neighbor is really an offensive person. He often hold parties deep into the night. 14. turn the tide (against): change what looks like defeat into victory 改变形势, 改变局面使 事态急转直下 --Soviet victory in Stalingrad turned the tide of the war in Europe. 15. reckon: count; consider; think --许多人认为他是一位伟大的篮球运动员。 (Many people reckon him to be a great football player.) reckon with: take… into consideration --All these problems had to be reckoned with as they arose. --We have to reckon with many problems. 我们必须考虑到许多问题。 16. toll: n. the number of people or animals killed or injured in particular circumstances; --The toll of road deaths and injuries is on the rise. --war ~ 战争伤亡人数 --money paid for the use of a bridge or road --The local government was allowed to charge tolls for the use of the roads. --toll on long-distance telephone calls 长途电话费用 --Each car must pay a toll to cross the bridge. charge/ exact/ impose a ~ 征收（道路、桥梁等的）通行费 / 税 levy (征收)~ on sb. 向某人收费（或征税） take its/ a toll: cause damage, injuries or deaths (often followed by of / on ) --The famine / flood took a toll of 30,000 lives. 使丧生 --这次地震给几个村庄造成重大损失。The earthquake took a heavy toll on several villages. v. sound (a large bell) slowly at regular intervals 鸣(钟), (特指宣布死亡) --Bells were tolled all over the country at the emperor’s death. （钟）鸣缓慢地以重复的单音调发出响声 --The church bell tolled the hour.教堂的钟声报时。 An introduction of Bleak House by Charles Dickens: Bleak House Note: The English legal system is the main object of Dickens's satire in BLEAK HOUSE, perhaps the first legal thriller, which centers on the interminable case of Jarndyce vs. Jarndyce as it makes its tortuous