BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — In December, the United Nations took up a resolution calling for the abolition of life imprisonment without the possibility of parole for children and young teenagers. The vote was 185 to 1, with the United States the lone dissenter.
lifer n.无期徒刑者
teenagers /n.青少年
seek / si:k/ vt.寻找
resolution n.判决
abolition n.废除,取消,废除死刑
prison n.监狱
imprisonment n.关押
vote n.投票表决,
lone adj.孤独的,无伴的
dissenter n.持异议者
dissent from 与……意见不同
possibility n.可能性
parole n.假释,有条件释放