大馬女大生遇害案
A murder case involving a Malaysian university student has deeply shocked society in both Taiwan and Malaysia.
一起涉及馬來西亞大學生的謀殺案，令台灣與馬來西亞兩地社會深感震驚。
On January 29, the Kaohsiung branch of the High Court made a major change to the original ruling.
1月29日，高雄高等法院分院對原判決作出重大變更。
make a change to…對～做出變更significant(adj.)重大的original(adj.)原來的、有原創性的ruling(n.)裁決、判決
The suspect, Liang Yu-chih, was previously sentenced to death. However, the court overturned the death penalty and sentenced him to life imprisonment instead. The ruling also stripped him of his civil rights for life.
被告梁育誌先前被判處死刑，但法院撤銷死刑判決，改判無期徒刑，並終身褫奪公權。
suspect(n.)嫌犯murder suspect殺人嫌犯／prime suspect主要嫌犯the death penalty死刑=capital punishmentpay the penalty／price for…為～付出代價life imprisonment無期徒刑(終身監禁)imprison(v.)囚禁strip(v.)剝奪strip sb. of sth.剝奪某人某物
This decision triggered a strong public backlash.
此一決定引發了強烈的社會反彈。
trigger(n.)板機(v.)觸發spark(v.)觸發backlash(n.)強烈反對、反彈
Well-known lawyer Chen Yu-an criticized the ruling, calling it “terrible.” She questioned what kind of crime would actually lead to a death sentence in Taiwan.
知名律師陳宇安批評判決「爛透了」，並質疑在台灣究竟什麼樣的犯罪才會被判處死刑。
horrible(adj.)可靠的、糟糕的doubt(v.)質疑commit a crime犯罪criminal(n.)罪犯(adj.)犯罪的criminal law刑法lead to導致=bring about／give rise to
Chen stated that she still supports capital punishment and believes it was necessary in this case.
陳律師表示，她依然支持死刑，並認為本案有其必要性。
be supportive of支持essential(adj.)必要的
Many internet users also expressed their anger, saying the decision was unfair and difficult to accept.
許多網友也表達了憤怒，認為這項判決不公平且令人難以接受。
netizen(n.)網民unfair(adj.)不公平的barely(adj.)幾乎不acceptable(adj.)可接受的
The court explained that while the suspect planned a sexual crime, he did not plan to kill the victim.
法院解釋稱，雖然嫌犯預謀性犯罪，但並非預謀殺害受害者。
victim(n.)受害者fall victim／prey to…受～所害
Judges also stated that the case did not reach the level of “most serious crimes” under international human rights standards.
法官還表示，且尚未達到國際人權公約所稱的「情節最重大之罪」。
severe(adj.)嚴重的up to standard／par達到標準
They believed the suspect could still be rehabilitated.
他們認為嫌犯仍有教化的可能。
rehabilitate(v.)使人康復、教化
However, prosecutors disagreed with the ruling and have decided to appeal the case.
然而，檢察官並不認同這項判決，並已決定提出上訴。
prosecutor(n.)檢察官／prosecute(v.)起訴、控告appeal(v.)上訴=file an appeal