4. The thunder storm took its tolls on human lives. 暴风雨造成了人命的损失.
Toll 就是指收费的意思, 像是高速公路上的收费站就是叫 Toll station. Take its toll 是一个片语, 在电视新闻上常听到. 字面上是说对某样东西收费, 其实指的就是造成某些东西的损失, on 后面接的名词就是指损失的东西. 最近美国是龙卷风跟暴风雨的季节, 所以新闻上常可以听到播报员这么说, "The thunder strom took its tolls on human lives."
