每日一句口语 187(在线收听

今天我们要学的每日一句的内容是:

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.

巴西监狱系统近期推出一项减刑新规,读一本书减四天刑。

【Vocabulary】

1. inmate:同住者;犯人;居民

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

2. penitentiary:监狱;宗教裁判所

Example:He worked as a warden 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 imprisonment was most unjust.六个月监禁的判决极其不公。

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