汉译英常见错误 | 凶手被判死刑

[译] 凶手被判死刑。
[误] The murderer was condemned to die.

[正] The murderer was condemned to death.
[注] 动词 condemn (= give judgement against)作“判刑”解,不跟不定式,须跟介词to,如:The thief will be condemned to life imprisonment. 那个盗贼将判终身监禁。