Alabama Wants a New Way to Kill a Prisoner

阿拉巴馬州想用新方法處死一名囚犯

Jun 13, 2026, 03:33
USPolitics

Introduction

Alabama wants to use a needle to kill Jeffery Lee. They cannot use nitrogen gas now.

阿拉巴馬州想使用注射方式處死 Jeffery Lee。他們目前不能使用氮氣。

Main Body

Jeffery Lee went to court. A judge said nitrogen gas is too cruel. The judge said this method is against the law. The state cannot use gas for Mr. Lee.

Jeffery Lee 出庭了。法官表示氮氣太殘酷。法官說這種方法違反法律。該州不能對 Mr. Lee 使用氣體。

Alabama asked the Supreme Court for help. The Supreme Court said no. Most judges agreed. Now the state wants to use a needle or electricity instead.

阿拉巴馬州請求最高法院協助。最高法院拒絕了。大多數法官表示同意。現在該州想改用注射或電擊。

Other prisoners are happy. They also do not want nitrogen gas. Their lawyers are using this news to help them. It is now hard for Alabama to use gas.

其他囚犯感到很高興。他們也不希望使用氮氣。他們的律師正利用這個消息來幫助他們。現在阿拉巴馬州很難使用氣體處死囚犯。

Conclusion

The Alabama Supreme Court must now decide if the state can use the needle.

阿拉巴馬州最高法院現在必須決定該州是否可以使用注射方式。

Vocabulary Learning

⚡️ The Power of 'CANNOT'

In this story, we see a pattern that is very important for A2 learners: How to say something is impossible.

The Pattern: Subject + cannot + Action

Examples from the text:

  • They cannot use nitrogen gas.
  • The state cannot use gas.

💡 Simple Rules:

  1. cannot = No ability / No permission.
  2. We do not say "cannot to use." We say "cannot use" →\rightarrow (No 'to' after cannot).

Comparison for your brain:

  • I can swim. →\rightarrow (Yes! ✅)
  • I cannot swim. →\rightarrow (No! ❌)

Common words to use with this:

  • cannot go
  • cannot help
  • cannot see

Vocabulary Learning

prisoner (n.)
A person who is kept in prison
Example:The prisoner is waiting for the judge.
nitrogen gas (n.)
A type of gas used in some scientific or medical ways
Example:Nitrogen gas is not used in this hospital.
court (n.)
A place where a judge decides if someone broke the law
Example:He must go to court tomorrow morning.
cruel (adj.)
Very mean or causing pain to others
Example:Hitting animals is very cruel.
method (n.)
A way of doing something
Example:This is a new method for learning English.
law (n.)
The official rules of a country
Example:It is against the law to steal.
electricity (n.)
A form of energy that powers lights and machines
Example:The storm took away the electricity in my house.
lawyer (n.)
A person who helps people with the law
Example:The lawyer spoke for the prisoner in court.
decide (v.)
To make a choice about something
Example:I cannot decide which book to read.
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