There have been repeated calls to reinstate the death penalty.
不断有人呼吁恢复死刑。
Supporters of the death penalty argue that it would deter criminals from carrying guns.
死刑的支持者辩称，死刑可以阻止罪犯携带枪支。
In the United States, the governor of a state has the power to change a sentence from the death penalty to life in prison.
在美国，州长有权将判决由死刑改为无期徒刑。
In other words, is it right for convicted murderers who kill when they are minors—that is, under the age of 18—to receive the death penalty?
换句话说，如果那些被定罪的谋杀犯是未成年人，也就是18岁以下的人，他们应该被判处死刑吗？
Many argue that it is an effective deterrent to murder, while others maintain there is no convincing evidence that the death penalty reduces murders.
许多人认为，死刑是对谋杀的有效威慑，而另一些人则认为，没有令人信服的证据表明死刑减少了谋杀。
Since 2000, 12 out of 50 states have suspended the death penalty.
自2000年以来，50州中的12个州都暂缓了死刑行刑。
Another dairy producer, Geng Jinpin, also received the death penalty.
另一个乳品生产商，耿金平，同样获判死刑。
Earlier versions of the law called for the death penalty in some instances.
这个法律的早期版本要求在有些情况下可使用死刑。
Supporters of the death penalty often seem to me like the opposite side of a coin.
对于我来说，死刑的支持者就像硬币的两面。
Thirty-four states have the death penalty, but only 12 carried out executions last year.
三十四个州有死刑，但是只有去年只有12个执行过死刑。
Thirty years ago, only 16 countries had abolished the death penalty; now more than 90 have.
三十年前世界上只有16个国家废除了死刑，现在这一数字上升到了90。
Sarasin has even blacklisted us government bonds because some states use the death penalty.
Sarasin银行甚至将美国国债列入了黑名单，因为一些州允许使用死刑。
The device was used in Spain until it was outlawed in 1978 with the abolition of the death penalty.
西班牙曾使用这个装置来执行死刑，直到1978年死刑被废除。
One study showed that the death penalty was an effective deterrent; the other showed that it was not.
这两项研究的结果，一个认为死刑能够威吓犯罪，另一个则表示死刑不能威吓犯罪。
Only Asia and the Middle East seem largely untouched by the global movement away from the death penalty.
只有亚洲和中东地区似乎对废除死刑的全球运动普遍无动于衷。
A growing number mind that the death penalty in America falls disproportionately on blacks and poor people.
越来越多的人认为，在美国获死刑者中，黑人与穷人比例过高。
Hossein Derakhshan, the Canadian-Iranian blogger arrested in 2008, is now facing the death penalty in Iran.
2008年在伊朗被捕的加拿大籍伊朗博客写手侯赛因德拉克斯汗正在遭遇死亡威胁。
Echoing Bonnie, Appelbaum said the Court's decision reflects society's ambivalence about the death penalty.
附和Bonnie的观点，Applbaum称法院的裁决反映了社会对于死刑的矛盾心理。
Jurors increasingly balk at imposing the death penalty, even when they are convinced of a defendant's guilt.
陪审员们越来越不愿意判定死刑，即使他们确认被告犯有死罪。
Studies show that administering the death penalty is even more expensive than keeping someone in prison for life.
研究表明，实施死刑甚至都比把终身监禁所花费的钱财要多。
He wants li's son to face a more serious charge of endangering public security, which could carry the death penalty.
他希望李刚的儿子应受到更严厉的危害公众安全罪的指控，这个指控是可以动用死刑的。
Like many of our fellow citizens, we are deeply conflicted about the death penalty and how it has been administered.
就像许多的其他公民一样，我们对死刑和它如何被管理深感抵触。
"We sent candidates 13 questions," he happily recalls, ranging from their stance on the death penalty to Labour issues.
“我们给了候选人13个问题，”他高兴地回忆说，涉及对死刑的立场到劳工问题。
"We sent candidates 13 questions," he happily recalls, ranging from their stance on the death penalty to Labour issues.
“我们给了候选人13个问题，”他高兴地回忆说，涉及对死刑的立场到劳工问题。
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