每日一句初級口語第203期:巴西讀書減刑
今天我們要學的每日一句的內容是:
Brazil will offer inmates in its crowded federal penitentiary
system a novel way to shorten their sentences: four days
less for every book they read.
巴西監獄系統近期推出一項減刑新規,讀一本書減四天刑。
【Vocabulary】
1. inmate:同住者;犯人;居民
Example:I am an inmate of that hospital.我住在那家醫院。
2. penitentiary:監獄;宗教裁判所
Example:He worked as a warden at the state penitentiary.他在這所州監獄任看守長。
3. novel:新奇的
Example:The novel is considered a brilliant performance.這部小說被認爲是出色的佳作。
4. sentence:宣判;判決
Example:The sentence of six months imprisonment was most unjust.六個月監禁的判決極其不公。