A murderer, sitting in the electric chair, was about to be executed.

A chaplain asked, "Do you have any last requests?"

The murderer replied, "Yes，please hold my hand."

Notes:

1. A murderer, sitting in the electric chair, was about to be executed.

有一个坐在电椅上的杀人犯即将被处决。

"be about to + v."是指“即将做...”，如：I was about to go to bed when he came home.他回家的时候我正要上床睡觉。而"be not about to + v."是指“没有意愿做…、不打算做…”， 如：I'm not about to attend the party.我不打算去参加这个舞会。

现今美国只有很少数的几个州仍以电椅处决人犯，这种刑罚被认为是残忍的，所以多以注射毒药取代。

murderer [ˈmɜ:dərə(r)] n.杀人犯 electric [ɪˈlektrɪk] adj.带电的 execute [ˈeksɪkju:t] v.处以死刑

2. A chaplain asked, "Do you have any last requests?"

一个牧师问他：“你还有什么最后的要求吗?”

chaplain [ˈtʃæplɪn] n. (监狱中的)牧师

3. The murderer replied, "Yes，please hold my hand."

杀人犯回答：“有，请握住我的手。”

hold [həʊld] v.握住