2017年03月09日 第二十七句

The state of Arkansas plans to put to death eight inmates over a span of 10 days next month, a pace of executions unequaled in recent American history and brought about by a looming expiration date for a drug used by the state for lethal injections.

词汇突破：1.put to death sb 处死某人（这个顺序是对了的，知识你不习惯而已）
2.A span of 一段期限
3.Unequaled 无与伦比的
4.execution行刑
5.brought about by 由...带来的（即起因）
6.looming隐隐约约的；正在逼近的
7.expiration date到期日
8.lethal 致命的
9.injectiong注射
10.inmate囚犯

主干识别：The state of Arkansas plans to put to death eight inmates

切分成分+独立成句
1.over a span of 10 days next month状语
2.a pace of executions 同位语
this is a pace of executions（这个部分就是起个链接作用在翻译的时候不用体现）
3.unequaled in recent American history and brought about by a looming expirations date for a drug used by the state for lethal injectios 定语
独立成句为：
1.This pace of executions is unequaled in recent American history
2.This pace of executions is brought about by a looming expiration date for a drug used by the state for lethal injections