| 1. | There are strong arguments for and against capital punishment . |
| 对于执行死刑,赞成与反对的双方都有强有力的论据。
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| 2. | Capital punishment is an emotive issue. |
| 应否有死刑是个容易引起感情用事的问题。
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| 3. | Expulsion from school is a harsh form of punishment . |
| 开除学籍是严厉的惩罚。
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| 4. | He richly deserved the punishment he received. |
| 他受到的处罚是罪有应得。
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| 5. | For an offence of this gravity, imprisonment is the usual punishment . |
| 对这种重大罪行通常处以监禁。
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| 6. | The punishment should fit the crime. |
| 罪与罚应相当。
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| 7. | His punishment will be a deterrent to others. |
| 惩罚他以儆效尤。
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| 8. | I don't really believe in capital punishment , I'm just playing the devil's advocate. |
| 我并非真正主张应该有死刑,只是故意唱唱反调罢了。
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| 9. | The punishment was quite fair. |
| 这一惩罚十分公正。
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| 10. | The punishment ought to fitthe crime. |
| 罚需当罪。
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