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Capital Punishment

Capital Punishment
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ID: 0496 Upper Intermediate
Now, we know all our CPoddies are law-abiding good citizens, but the debate rages on about the death penalty. Now, we’re not telling you to take sides, but at least learn what everyone’s talking about when the topic comes up. In this podcast get informed about capital punishment—in Mandarin Chinese.
Jenny, John
Capital Punishment
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SIMPLIFIED PINYIN ENGLISH  
抢劫 qiǎngjié to rob
残酷 cánkù cruel
废除 fèichú to abolish
荒唐 huāngtang absurd
现在有些人胆子真大为了一点小事就去抢劫杀人还好我们有死刑
xiànzài 现在yǒuxiē rén 有些人dǎnzi 胆子zhēn 真dà 大wèile 为了yīdiǎn 一点xiǎoshì 小事jiù 就qù 去qiǎngjié 抢劫shārén 杀人háihǎo 还好wǒmen 我们yǒu 有sǐxíng 死刑
Nowadays, some people have a lot of nerve. Over some trifle they will commit robbery or murder. Good thing we have the death penalty.
你怎么能这么说死刑多么残酷这种古老的刑罚一点也不适合现在的社会早该被废除了其实大多数发达国家都在某种程度上废除了死刑中国也该这样
nǐ 你zěnme 怎么néng 能zhème 这么shuō 说sǐxíng 死刑duōme 多么cánkù 残酷zhèzhǒng 这种gǔlǎo 古老de 的xíngfá 刑罚yīdiǎn yě bù 一点也不shìhé 适合xiànzài 现在de 的shèhuì 社会zǎo 早gāi 该bèi fèichú le 被废除了qíshí 其实dàduōshù 大多数fādáguójiā 发达国家dōu 都zài 在mǒuzhǒng 某种chéngdù 程度shàng 上fèichú le 废除了sǐxíng 死刑Zhōngguó 中国yě 也gāi 该zhèyàng 这样
How can you say such a thing? The death penalty is so brutal. This kind of archaic punishment doesn't fit in at all with the society today. It should have been abolished a long time ago. Actually, the vast majority of developed countries have to some extent abolished capital punishment--China should too.
荒唐美国日本还不保留着死刑没有死刑那些杀人放火的坏人就更无法无天了到时候社会还有什么安定老百姓还怎么过日子
huāngtang 荒唐Měiguó 美国Rìběn 日本hái 还bù 不bǎoliú 保留zhe 着sǐxíng 死刑méiyǒu 没有sǐxíng 死刑nàxiē 那些shārén fànghuǒ 杀人放火de 的huàirén 坏人jiù 就gèng 更wúfǎwútiān 无法无天le 了dào 到shíhou 时候shèhuì 社会hái 还yǒu 有shénme 什么āndìng 安定lǎobǎixìng 老百姓hái 还zěnme 怎么guò rìzi 过日子
That's absurd. The United States and Japan still have capital punishment, don't they? Without the death penalty, those evildoers committing murder and arson would be even more lawless. When that happens what stability will there be in society? How will the average citizen be able to live?
话也不能这么说我看过好多研究统计都说死刑与犯罪的升降并不具有必然的关系好多人犯罪是迫不得已再说碰到怎么办白白死一个无辜的人
huà 话yě 也bùnéng 不能zhème 这么shuō 说wǒ 我kàn guo 看过hǎo 好duō 多yánjiū 研究tǒngjì 统计dōu 都shuō 说sǐxíng 死刑yǔ 与fànzuì 犯罪de 的shēngjiàng 升降bìngbù 并不jùyǒu 具有bìrán 必然de 的guānxi 关系hǎo 好duō 多rén 人fànzuì 犯罪shì 是pòbùdéyǐ 迫不得已zàishuō 再说pèngdào 碰到zěnme bàn 怎么办báibái 白白sǐ 死yī 一ge 个wúgū 无辜de 的rén 人
You can't say that. I've seen a lot of research statistics, and they all say that the death penalty isn't necessarily related to the crime rate. A lot of people commit crimes because they are compelled to. Furthermore, what about when you run into a mistaken conviction? Kill an innocent person for nothing?
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