每日一句口语 187

今天我们要学的每日一句的内容是：

Brazil will offer inmates² in its crowded federal penitentiary³

system a novel way to shorten their sentences: four days 

less for every book they read.

巴西监狱系统近期推出一项减刑新规，读一本书减四天刑。

【Vocabulary】

1. inmate¹：同住者；犯人；居民

Example:I am an inmate of that hospital.我住在那家医院。

2. penitentiary：监狱；宗教裁判所

Example:He worked as a warden⁴ at the state penitentiary.他在这所州监狱任看守长。

3. novel：新奇的

Example:The novel is considered a brilliant performance.这部小说被认为是出色的佳作。

4. sentence：宣判；判决

Example:The sentence of six months imprisonment⁵ was most unjust.六个月监禁的判决极其不公。

1 inmate   

n.被收容者；(房屋等的)居住人；住院人

参考例句：

• I am an inmate of that hospital.我住在那家医院。
• The prisoner is his inmate.那个囚犯和他同住一起。

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 penitentiary   

n.感化院；监狱

参考例句：

• He worked as a warden at the state penitentiary.他在这所州监狱任看守长。
• While he was in the penitentiary her father died and the family broke up.他坐牢的时候，她的父亲死了，家庭就拆散了。

4 warden   

n.监察员，监狱长，看守人，监护人

参考例句：

• He is the warden of an old people's home.他是一家养老院的管理员。
• The warden of the prison signed the release.监狱长签发释放令。

5 imprisonment   

n.关押，监禁，坐牢

参考例句：

• His sentence was commuted from death to life imprisonment.他的判决由死刑减为无期徒刑。
• He was sentenced to one year's imprisonment for committing bigamy.他因为犯重婚罪被判入狱一年。