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.
巴西監(jiān)獄系統(tǒng)近期推出一項減刑新規(guī),讀一本書減四天刑。
【Vocabulary】
1. inmate:同住者;犯人;居民
Example:I am an inmate of that hospital.我住在那家醫(yī)院。
2. penitentiary:監(jiān)獄;宗教裁判所
Example:He worked as a warden at the state penitentiary.他在這所州監(jiān)獄任看守長。
3. novel:新奇的
Example:The novel is considered a brilliant performance.這部小說被認為是出色的佳作。
4. sentence:宣判;判決
Example:The sentence of six months imprisonment was most unjust.六個月監(jiān)禁的判決極其不公。