2016年ESL之日常生活 06 Sentencing a Criminal

ESL Podcast 1189 – Sentencing a Criminal 

Nancy: Hey, where have you been? 

Geraldo: I’ve been in the other courtroom watching the sentencing of that murderer. 

Nancy: Which murderer? 

Geraldo: The one who failed to get the charges reduced through a plea agreement. During the trial, her attorneys tried to show that there were mitigating¹ circumstances, but the judge didn’t buy it.

Nancy: Didn’t she commit two murders? 

Geraldo: That’s right. The judge sentenced her to 35 years to life in prison for each crime. 

Nancy: Will she serve them consecutively² or concurrently³? 

Geraldo: She’ll be serving them consecutively, so even with time off for good behavior, she’ll be spending the next 50 years or so in prison. 

Nancy: So her only hope now is an appeal, right? 

Geraldo: That’s right. I’ll be following this case for a long time to come. 

Nancy: And getting lots of good copy. 

Geraldo: Of course. What would we crime reporters do without juicy murders? 

Script by Dr. Lucy Tse 

1 mitigating   

v.减轻，缓和( mitigate的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• Are there any mitigating circumstances in this case ? 本案中是否有任何情况可以减轻被告的罪行？ 来自辞典例句
• A sentencing judge is required to consider any mitigating circumstances befor imposing the death penalty. 在处死刑之前，要求量刑法官必须考虑是否有任何减轻罪行之情节。 来自口语例句

2 consecutively   

adv.连续地

参考例句：

• He was actually too depleted to think consecutively about anything. 他已经打不起一点精神，根本谈不上好好思考一下。 来自辞典例句
• In any game, the right to serve shall pass consecutively. 在一局中，不错的发球挨次应该是。 来自互联网

3 concurrently   

adv.同时地

参考例句：

• He was given two twelve month sentences to run concurrently. 他两罪均判12个月监禁，同期执行。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• He was given two prison sentences, to run concurrently. 他两罪均判监禁，同期执行。 来自辞典例句