福克斯新闻 美国佛罗里达州对抗死刑制度

They want the death penalty there outlawed¹.

他们想要取缔死刑。

Tossing death sentences for about 400 death row inmates², giving them life sentences instead.

将大约400名死刑囚犯判处终身监禁。

The group includes three former Florida Supreme³ Court justices and two former presidents of the American Bar Association.

坚持这一论调的组织包括3名前佛罗里达州最高法院大法官及美国律师协会的2名前主席。

Back in January, two executions were stopped after the nation's high court declared the Florida's death penalty unconstitutional.

1月份美国最高法院宣布佛罗里达执行死刑违反宪法后2次死刑被暂停。

Now those two cases are in limbo⁴ while the state legislature decides what to do.

现在这两次刑罚一直处于停滞状态，而接下来将交由州议会决定。

Monica Rix, FOX News.

福克斯新闻，莫妮卡·雷克斯报道。

1 outlawed   

宣布…为不合法（outlaw的过去式与过去分词形式）

参考例句：

• Most states have outlawed the use of marijuana. 大多数州都宣布使用大麻为非法行为。
• I hope the sale of tobacco will be outlawed someday. 我希望有朝一日烟草制品会禁止销售。

2 inmates   

n.囚犯( inmate的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• One of the inmates has escaped. 被收容的人中有一个逃跑了。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The inmates were moved to an undisclosed location. 监狱里的囚犯被转移到一个秘密处所。 来自《简明英汉词典》

3 supreme   

adj.极度的，最重要的；至高的，最高的

参考例句：

• It was the supreme moment in his life.那是他一生中最重要的时刻。
• He handed up the indictment to the supreme court.他把起诉书送交最高法院。

4 limbo   

n.地狱的边缘；监狱

参考例句：

• His life seemed stuck in limbo and he could not go forward and he could not go back.他的生活好像陷入了不知所措的境地，进退两难。
• I didn't know whether my family was alive or dead.I felt as if I was in limbo.我不知道家人是生是死，感觉自己茫然无措。