1.In keeping with provisions of the criminal law, if a criminal sentenced to death with a two-year reprieve shows genuine regret for his or her crimes during the probationary period, the sentence can be commuted to life imprisonment upon completion of the two-year reprieve.
依照刑法规定，对于被判处死刑缓期二年执行的罪犯，“在死刑缓期执行期间，如果确有悔改，二年期满以后，减为无期徒刑；
2.Practice has shown that most of the criminals who are given the death penalty with reprieve have had their punishment reduced to life imprisonment or a set term of imprisonment, after expiration of the two-year reprieve.
从审判实践看，绝大多数被判处死刑缓期执行的罪犯在二年期满后均被减为无期徒刑或有期徒刑。
3.The holiday brought no reprieve from violence in Iraq.Official say more than 30 people died after two suicide bombings north of Baghdad.
假期并没有使伊拉克的暴力事件得到缓和。政府称巴格达北部的两起汽车炸弹事件至少造成30余人死亡。
4.In this village of 700, more than 100 people trudged the mud alleyways to the small clinic, each hoping for a reprieve from the scythe of AIDS.
在这个有700人口的村子里，有100多人沿着泥泞的小路来到这个小诊所，希望暂缓爱滋病带来的痛苦。
5.A purported Taliban spokesman has announced a 24-hour reprieve for two dozen South Korean hostages in Afghanistan.
一个宣称是塔利班发言人的人宣布延缓24小时杀死在阿富汗的24名韩国人质。
6.In France, a New Years Day reprieve allowed revelers their last legal drags in public places before the law took effect, the latest measure in a progressive crackdown that began 15 years ago.
在法国，元旦是在新法生效前允许狂欢者在公共场合合法吸烟的最后期限，这是这场始于15年前的进步的禁烟运动的最新举措。
7.He was condemned to death with a two-year’s reprieve to test his behaviour.
他被判处死刑，缓刑两年，以观后效。
8.The holiday brought no reprieve from violence in Iraq. Officials say more than 30 people died after two suicide bombings north of Baghdad.
节日的喜庆并没有给伊拉克的暴力降温，政府称在巴格达北部有30多人由于2起自杀性爆炸事件而死亡。
9.Memories of running, splashing so carefree as a child come pouring in as a welcome reprieve from the worries of my day.
思绪在无忧无虑飞转，突然，一个小孩冲进雨中，短暂的惊奇冲淡了我今天的沉闷。
10.The president has the power to grant a reprieve to postpone the execution of a sentence imposed by a court, which is usually done for humanitarian reasons or awaiting new evidence.
通常是出于人道主义或等候新证据等原因，总统有权允许将法院做出的审判推后，该做法称为缓刑。
