"he always spoke in grammatical sentences"
"the conviction came as no surprise"
"he served a prison term of 15 months" "his sentence was 5 to 10 years" "he is doing time in the county jail"
"He was condemned to ten years in prison"
误 The judge sentenced the criminal for three years' imprisonment.
正 The judge sentenced the criminal to three years' imprisonment.
法官判处他盗窃罪徒刑5年。误 The judge sentenced him for five years to theft.
正 The judge sentenced him for five years for theft.
析sentence在表示“判多少年,判死刑”时,后面要跟介词to,不能跟介词for。表示“因…而判处”时跟介词for,不跟介词to。
误 under a sentence of death
正 under sentence of death
对…判刑误 pass〔pronounce〕 the sentence on〔upon〕
正 pass〔pronounce〕 sentence on〔upon〕
析 在此类短语中,前不用冠词a或the。
