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 outlawed 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...