法律英语就该这么说 第88期:他犯了死罪

　　必背句型:
A;He was guilty of a capital crime.
他犯了死罪。
B:What did he do?
他做了什么？
He was sentenced to death.
他被判处死刑。
The prisoners were condemned¹ to death.
囚犯们被判死刑。
延伸阅读:
A:What did they argue about?
他们争论什么？
B:They argued about whether the statue mandating² the death penalty is unconstitutional.
他们就规定死刑的法规是否违宪进行争论。
They argued about the new employment pressures.
他们就新的就业压力进行争论。
There is no time arguing about the question.
没有时间争论这个问题。
They said they did not need to argue about it.
他们说他们不需要争论。

1 condemned   

adj. 被责难的, 被宣告有罪的 动词condemn的过去式和过去分词

参考例句：

• He condemned the hypocrisy of those politicians who do one thing and say another. 他谴责了那些说一套做一套的政客的虚伪。
• The policy has been condemned as a regressive step. 这项政策被认为是一种倒退而受到谴责。

2 mandating   

托管（mandate的现在分词形式）

参考例句：

• Current requirements mandating that committees keep minutes are too general. 目前对委员会要保持详细记录的指令性要求，还是太过一般化了。
• Mandating that workers who quit without permission forfeit a month's wages. 规定工人私自离岗将受到罚没一个月工资的处罚。