1.capital punishment 死刑

例句:How many MP's favour bringing back capital punishment?
有多少国会议员赞成恢复死刑？

2.stand-off 冷淡；僵持

例句:For decades, we averted disaster, even under the shadow of a superpower stand-off.
几十年来，即使在超级大国对峙的阴影下，我们避免了灾难。

3.no-fly zone 禁飞区

例句:NATO has already agreed to enforce the arms embargo and patrol a no-fly zone over Libya.
北约已同意实施武器禁运法令，并在利比亚禁飞区内巡逻。

4.the peace talks 和谈

例句:The kids who engaged in the peace talks were ostracized by their own groups as treasonists.
参加和谈的男孩受到排挤,被自己的队员视为叛徒。