[译] 那个盗贼被判终身监禁。
[误] The thief was sentenced to the prison for life.

[正] The thief was sentenced to prison for life.
[注] prison 意为“监狱”，在与 prison 构成的短语中多不加冠词。如：be in prison 服刑/be sent to prison 下狱/be taken to prison 下狱/break (out of) prison 越狱/cast sb. into prison 下狱/go to prison 入狱/put sb. into prison 下狱等。