sentence

• The sentence is patient of two interpretations .
  这个句子可以有两种解释。
• Her love was like a death sentence .
  她的柔情象是死刑的宣判书。
• The judge gave him a nine-month suspended sentence .
  法官判处他9个月监禁。
• He had not formulated the sentence beforehand .
  他并没有在事先想好这句话。
• He has served five years of his sentence .
  他服了五年的徒刑。
• Judges meet regularly to compare sentences .
  法官们定期开会，比较课刑情况。
• Death sentences were often arbitrarily applied .
  死刑的判处经常是很武断的。
• You have to leave big gaps between sentences .
  每句话之间你应该停顿得长一点。
• They may modify the whole sentence .
  可以用作全句的修饰语。