Almost half of all convicts are now serving sentences of ten years or more, compared with under 2% in 1995.
目前近半数的囚犯刑期长达10年或者10年以上,而在1995年,这一比例不到2%。
This experience left a deep impression on him, and made him determined to do something for convicts and slaves and for all who were oppressed and deprived of their liberty.
这段经历给他留下了深刻的印象,使他决心为囚犯和奴隶以及所有被压迫和被剥夺自由的人做些事情。
The prisoners were credited with saving the guard's life, but for all their heroism, the convicts received nothing but congratulatory letters from the sheriff's department.
这些罪犯因为救了狱监的命而被表扬,但是他们的英雄行为,只换来了治安官的表扬信而已。
Governor King saw also another object in founding this new colony. He had some most unruly convicts in Sydney, who were only a source of trouble and annoyance to all the rest.
金恩长官同时勾画了建立新殖民地的另一个目标:他在悉尼辖下有一些最棘手的犯人,给所有其他的人只能带来难题和烦扰;在特别的严苛管制下把这些人集中送到一个地方,对他而言应该是件好事。
Ayrton's house had been provided with all that was necessary for existence, and the convicts, scared by the arrival of the settlers, had not had time to pillage it.
艾尔通的房子里备有各种生活必需品,由于居民们来得突然,罪犯们来不及把东西抢走就吓跑了。
The first week he took over the mill he justified all her hopes, for he accomplished more with five convicts than Hugh had ever done with his crew of ten free negroes.
约翰尼接管了木才厂以后,第一个星期就使思嘉感到十分满意,因为他用五个从犯人干的活比休用十个自由黑人干的还要多。
He very respectfully asked him, "All the other convicts I've ever beheaded have trembled and cried. I have never seen anyone like you before. How can you be so calm?"
他恭恭敬敬地问王:“我见过的所有其他要被砍头的犯人,没有不害怕得发抖哭泣的。”
He very respectfully asked him, "All the other convicts I've ever beheaded have trembled and cried. I have never seen anyone like you before. How can you be so calm?"
他恭恭敬敬地问王:“我见过的所有其他要被砍头的犯人,没有不害怕得发抖哭泣的。”
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