前者是“死罪”,强调于犯罪
1.Murder in the first degree is a capital crime.
她被发现犯有一级谋杀罪.
2.A figure head of capital crime with a light shining down.
在灿烂的灯光下国家罪犯的首脑.
后者“死刑”主要强调刑罚!
1.Now,he would ask,what was capital punishment?
现在,他要问的是到底什么是死刑?
2.Capital punishment is surely a cruel but necessary punishment.
死刑的确是一种残酷但是又很必要的刑罚.