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1. tame a fox
tame: brought from wildness into domesticated state
2. let me polish them off
完成,干掉
3.what a torrent!
A torrent is a heavy rain, or the flooding or wildly-running streams it causes
4. that spike of rock
A spike is a sharp point,
5.It's too dreadful
dreadful=horrible
6. hang on tight to the rope
7. look what's tumbled down
to collapse or come falling downward
8. easier said than done
说起来容易做起来难
9. I implore you
implore=beg
10. our laws decree but one penalty
decree=order
11. let ourselves be massacred
12. I crave your indulgence
eg: I crave for family life
indulgence: 大赦;赎罪券
Long, long ago the Catholic Church sold something called "indulgences": pardons for sins.
13. your friend will likewise be put to death
同样地(副词)
14. be destined for
eg: If your mom says you're destined for a life on the stage, she means that it's certain you'll be an actor one day.
15. the sacred token
token=symbol
16. be ill-treated by 2 of those vile foreigners
vile= evil