法律英语就该这么说 第90期:终身监禁不能令人满意

　　必背句型:
A:The death sentence was commuted¹ to life imprisonment².
死刑减成终身监禁。
B:The life imprisonment is not satisfactory.
终身监禁不能令人满意。
The life imprisonment is far from being satisfactory.
终身监禁不能令人满意。
The life imprisonment is not to our satisfaction.
终身监禁不能令人满意。
The fragrance³ is not satisfactory.
香味不能令人满意。
延伸阅读:
A:He wants to extent the time to solve it.
他想要延长时间来解决。
B:It was a waste of effort.
那只是白费力气。
That's a waste of time.
那只是白费力气。
My effort was wasted.
我的努力白费了。
All my effort went down the drain.
我所有的努力都白费了。

1 commuted   

通勤( commute的过去式和过去分词 )； 减（刑）； 代偿

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。
• The death sentence may be commuted to life imprisonment. 死刑可能減为无期徒刑。

2 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。

3 fragrance   

n.芬芳，香味，香气

参考例句：

• The apple blossoms filled the air with their fragrance.苹果花使空气充满香味。
• The fragrance of lavender filled the room.房间里充满了薰衣草的香味。