学个词 Learn a Word-VOA英语教学 2448-death-penalty

今天我们要学的词是 death penalty. Death penalty 死刑。一项最新研究发现，There were 49 new death penalty sentences this year in the United States, marking a 33 percent drop from last year. 美国今年有49 起新的死刑案，比去年减少了33% 。在美国，18 states and the District of Columbia have outlawed¹ the death penalty, while another 12 haven't executed anyone in nine years or longer. 18个州和华盛顿特区都取缔了死刑，另外还有12个州过去九年或更长时间没有执行过死刑处罚。好的，我们今天学习的词是 death penalty, death penalty, death penalty...

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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。