地道美语听力播客838: 讨论死刑（双语）

Simon: What’s all that?
西蒙：那是什么？
Hilary: It’s a news report about the upcoming execution of Perry Hickock.
希拉里：一则新闻报道，关于即将对佩里·希柯克执行死刑的消息。
Simon: That’s barbaric. We shouldn’t have capital punishment in this day and age.
西蒙：真是太野蛮了。在当今时代，我们不应该使用极刑。
Hilary: This guy killed an entire family while trying to rob them in their own home. He was convicted of multiple murders and given the death penalty. This is about justice.
希拉里：这个人进入人家家里入室抢劫，还杀光了整整一家人。他被判犯下多项谋杀罪并被处以死刑。这是正义之举。
Simon: This is about vengeance. He could have been given a life sentence without the possibility of parole. As it is, he has spent 22 years on death row.
西蒙：这是复仇。他可以被判无期徒刑，终身不得被保释。事实上，他已因死刑服刑22年。
Hilary: Oh, I see, you’re one those people who is soft on crime. You think our criminals should be coddled.
希拉里：我明白了。你属于那一类主张对犯罪保持宽容的人。你觉得罪犯应被宽容以待。
Simon: No, I don’t. But aside from my moral objections, executing someone with a lethal injection or the electric chair is inhumane. Many executions are botched each year.
西蒙：不，我不这样认为。但除了道德上的反对，我还认为对一个人执行注射死刑或者电刑太不人道了。每年都会有很多死刑被办砸。
Hilary: So what? These are people convicted of serious crimes. They deserve all the punishment they get.
希拉里：那又怎样？这些人都被判犯有严重罪行。他们获得的刑罚都是他们罪有应得的。
Simon: I’m going to have to start calling you “Hang ‘em high Hilary.”
西蒙：我要开始称呼你为“赶尽杀绝的希拉里”。
Hilary: And I’ll have to start calling you “Soft-hearted Simon.”
希拉里：那我不得不开始称你为“软心肠的西蒙”了。