I tried arguing that the death penalty deters crime, but then my peers told me that in states without the death penalty, the murder rate is actually significantly lower.

我试图争辩说死刑可以威慑犯罪，但后来我的同事告诉我， 在没有死刑的州， 谋杀率实际上要低得多。

If the jury decides that this boy, this defendant, is guilty, the boy will probably receive what's called the " death penalty." The death penalty is when the government kills the criminal who is found guilty of a crime.

如果陪审团裁定这个男孩，这个被告，有罪，这个男孩可能会被判处所谓的“死刑”。死刑是指政府处死被判有罪的罪犯。