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惩罚
Punishment
God ceases to be God only for those who can admit the possibility of His non-existence, and that conception is in itself the most severe punishment they can suffer.
只有那些承认上帝可能不存在的人,上帝才不再是上帝,而这种观念本身就是他们所能承受的最严厉的惩罚。
The goal is justice, not executions. We all want to make sure the process is fair and that the right person is punished. These recommendations are essential to that goal.
目标是公正,而不是处决。我们都想确保这个过程是公平的,正确的人会受到惩罚。这些建议对实现这一目标至关重要。
Fines are preferable to imprisonment and other types of punishment because they are more efficient. With a fine, the punishment to offenders is also revenue to the State.
罚款比监禁和其他类型的惩罚更可取,因为罚款更有效。罚款,对违法者的惩罚也是国家的收入。
Crimes against children are the most heinous crime. That, for me, would be a reason for capital punishment because children are innocent and need the guidance of an adult society.
对儿童的犯罪是最令人发指的罪行。对我来说,这将是死刑的一个理由,因为孩子是无辜的,需要一个成人社会的指导。
I believe in something. But I don't believe that anything can hold a grudge for long enough to condemn its creation to eternal punishment. Nobody can hold a grudge that long, even God.
我有信仰。但我不相信有什么东西能长久地怀恨在心,使它的创造受到永恒的惩罚。没有人会怨恨那么久,即使是上帝。
How many years of fatigue and punishment it takes to learn the simple truth that work, that disagreeable thing, is the only way of not suffering in life, or at all events, of suffering less.
多少年的疲劳和惩罚才能让我们明白这样一个简单的道理:工作,这讨厌的事情,是生活中唯一不受痛苦的方法,或者无论如何,是减少痛苦的唯一方法。
The generality of men are naturally apt to be swayed by fear rather than reverence, and to refrain from evil rather because of the punishment that it brings than because of its own foulness.
一般人天生容易受恐惧而不是敬畏所左右,不作恶而不是因为作恶所带来的惩罚而不是因为作恶本身的肮脏。
Power is of two kinds. One is obtained by the fear of punishment and the other by acts of love. Power based on love is a thousand times more effective and permanent then the one derived from fear of punishment.
权力有两种。一种来自对惩罚的恐惧,另一种来自爱的行为。建立在爱基础上的力量比来自于对惩罚的恐惧的力量更有效、更持久。
We are born knowing nothing and with much striving we learn but a little; yet all the while we are bound by laws that hearken to no plea of ignorance, and measure out their rewards and punishments with calm indifference.
我们生来什么都不知道,经过努力,我们学到的只是一点点;然而,我们始终受到法律的约束,这些法律不听任何无知的辩解,以平静的冷漠来衡量它们的奖惩。
Cross country was something that started off as a punishment from my father for low grades. I guess he didn't realize it would take off so well. It gave me something to do with my free time and it taught me to be accountable.
越野一开始是我父亲对我成绩差的一种惩罚。我想他没有意识到它会这么成功。它给了我一些空闲时间做的事情,它教我要负责任。
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It is an open question whether any behavior based on fear of eternal punishment can be regarded as ethical or should be regarded as merely cowardly.
基于对永恒惩罚的恐惧的任何行为是可以被视为道德的,还是应该仅仅被视为懦弱的,这是一个悬而未决的问题。
That thing of hell and eternal punishment is the most absurd, as well as the most disagreeable thought that ever entered into the head of mortal man.
地狱和永恒的惩罚是人类头脑中最荒谬、最令人不快的想法。
Shame is a fitter and generally a more effectual punishment for a child than beating.
对孩子来说,羞辱比殴打更合适,通常也更有效。
It is not the punishment but the cause that makes the martyr.
使人成为烈士的不是惩罚而是事业。
A punishment to some, to some a gift, and to many a favor.
对一些人的惩罚,对一些人的礼物,对许多人的恩惠。
Let's reintroduce corporal punishment in the schools - and use it on the teachers.
让我们在学校重新引入体罚,并将其运用到教师身上。