Bonus Translation 2
Guillotine-like devices existed and were used for executions in Britain before the French Revolution, and there are accounts of similar devices in Italy and Switzerland dating back to the 16th century. The French, however, developed the machine further, and France became the first nation to use it as a standard execution method. On April 25, 1792, highwayman Nicolas J. Pelletier became the first person executed by guillotine.
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F4A 1092301010 Jamie Lee
形似斷頭台的器具在法國大革命(1789年)前就存在，在英國被當作處死刑的用途，但回溯到16世紀早在義大利和瑞典就已出現和斷頭台相似的器具。
然而法國卻發展出更進步的器具，而且是第一個用來當作標準處決死刑工具的國家。1792年4月25日一名強盜犯尼可拉斯.Ｊ.伯勒堤耶成為史上第一個被斷頭台處決的人。
To Alwin:
My comments on your translation:
1. "公路響馬......."不宜移到句首。
2. "Nicolas J. Pettetier"宜以課堂上講授的技巧，上網路搜尋大家常用的譯法。
3. "刑具"似較"機具"佳。
4. "將之視為"，在原文中並無此語意。
5. 全篇翻譯能正確傳達原意。
Guillotine-like devices existed and were used for executions in Britain before the French Revolution, and there are accounts of similar devices in Italy and Switzerland dating back to the 16th century. The French, however, developed the machine further, and France became the first nation to use it as a standard execution method. On April 25, 1792, highwayman Nicolas J. Pelletier became the first person executed by guillotine.
早在法國大革命前，英國就已使用斷頭臺這類刑具，同時，在義大利、瑞士等國，也在十六世紀，就有使用這類刑具的相關記載；然而，經過不斷的研改後，法國是第一個國家正式將斷頭臺作為執行死刑的標準方式。1792年4月25日，法國的公路大盜尼古拉.佩利蒂爾成為第一個以斷頭臺處決的罪犯。
To Jammie and Meg:
Please refer to the following reference translation:
早在法國大革命前，英國就已使用斷頭臺這類刑具，同時，在義大利、瑞士等國，也在十六世紀，就有使用這類刑具的相關記載；然而，經過不斷的研改後，法國是第一個國家正式將斷頭臺作為執行死刑的標準方式。1792年4月25日，法國的公路大盜尼古拉.佩利蒂爾成為第一個以斷頭臺處決的罪犯。
To Ellen:
1. Switherland是瑞士非瑞典
2. 非"執行死刑的標準"（此與原文語意不合）
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