In this task, given a sentence in the Lao (Laotian) language, your task is to convert it into the English language.

[EX Q]: "ສານໄດ້ຕັດສິນໃຫ້ຕິດຄຸກແຕ່ລະຄົນເປັນເວລາຫນື່ງປີ" ຄຳສັ່ງທີ່ອອກໂດຍສານ.
[EX A]: "The court has sentenced each of them to one year in prison," said a statement released by the court.

[EX Q]: "ຈະມີຄວາມລ່າຊ້າຕໍ່ໜຶ່ງມື້ຫຼືສອງມື້...ແຕ່ວ່າມັນກໍ່ດີກວ່າທີ່ຈະປ່ອຍໃຫ້ປະຊາຊົນເສຍຊີວິດໃນພື້ນເຮືອນ ຢູ່ທີ່ປະຕູ ຫຼືທໍລະມານຈາກການເຈັບປວດ."
[EX A]: "There will be a lag of a day or two ... but it is better than letting people die on the floor, at the gate, or suffer in pain".

[EX Q]: ບໍລິສັດທັງສອງຄາດວ່າຈະຖະແຫຼງການຢ່າງເປັນທາງການກ່ຽວກັບການເຂົ້າເປັນບໍລິສັດຮ່ວມທຶນຂອງພວກເຂົາ.
[EX A]:
The companies are expected to make an official statement concerning their joint venture.