美国有线新闻 CNN 2015-05-10

 What she sees this really is the death penalty¹ is a tragedy and a terrible thing, for all people involved, that there is a sense in the legal system that should kill the person who kill somebody else and that is gonna bring about closure, bring about justice, bring about some sort of out-swelling of 。。。Of understanding and closure for the victims’ family but that doesn’t happen. And so I think if she does have a chance to be on the stand, I think she’ll be very powerful because she does understand both the people who are facing the death penalty and is deeply connected with the families of the murdered victims around the world. 

But professor...how does she, how does she sit on the stand and try to explain to these jerks² that XXXX is a compassionate³ man? How do you think she could help save his life? 

I’m not sure. I doubt she is gonna get up there and say that he is a compassionate man. What she is gonna talk about I think is what does the death penalty say about us, both of us on the outside. What does that teach our children if we say that the reason we kill is because they kill. And what is really more about our human dignity and their dignity. The United states is one of the few countries in the world that executes⁴ people any more. It’s that state after state that is out-long that it’s not about you feel sorry for the people who is facing the death penalty. It is more what is it say about us. What is the best way to bring the matter to a conclusion where he can spend the rest of his breathing life in prison and if we know that in Boston at least one of the families of the victims who died, they have said the same thing They said we... 

But the youngest victim has said that we don’t wanna deal with the pure process that please does not put him to death. For the same reason we don’t want to continue to be re-wounded and continue to be grieved⁵, I know. Built quickly, we gotta go. But this is fascinating to hear what she could potentially say if none is called to defense⁶...

1 penalty   

n.处罚，刑罚，罚款

参考例句：

• If you knock the ball with your hand in football,you will suffer a penalty.如果在踢足球时你用手碰到球，你将受到处罚。
• One of those arrested could face the death penalty.被捕的那些人中有一人可能被判死刑。

2 jerks   

猛拉( jerk的第三人称单数 )； （使…）猝然一动[颤动]

参考例句：

• The Physical Jerks would begin in three minutes. 再有三分钟，体操就要开始啦。 来自英汉文学
• The absence of knee jerks should suggest the diagnosis. 膝反射消失应说明此诊断。

3 compassionate   

adj.有同情心的，表示同情的

参考例句：

• She is a compassionate person.她是一个有同情心的人。
• The compassionate judge gave the young offender a light sentence.慈悲的法官从轻判处了那个年轻罪犯。

4 executes   

v.执行（法令）( execute的第三人称单数 )；（按计划或设计）作成；履行；演（戏）

参考例句：

• After it opens, pressing the appropriate letter key executes the function. 助记符模式打开以后，按下适当的字母键就可以执行相应的功能。 来自About Face 3交互设计精髓
• The system executes simple harmonic motion. 此系统产生简谐运动。 来自辞典例句

5 grieved   

伤心的

参考例句：

• He grieved to know that his mother had passed away. 得知母亲去世，他很悲痛。
• The uncalled-for criticism grieved her. 无缘无故的批评使她伤心。

6 defense   

n.防御，保卫；[pl.]防务工事；辩护，答辩

参考例句：

• The accused has the right to defense.被告人有权获得辩护。
• The war has impacted the area with military and defense workers.战争使那个地区挤满了军队和防御工程人员。