1. The government is proposing tougher punishments for officials convicted of corruption. 该政府正在提议对被判贪污罪的官员予以更严厉的处罚。
2. I'm tired of the unfair punishments that my parents have chosen! 我厌倦了我父母选择的不公平的惩罚！
3. In a bid to wrestle with the serious problem of school bullying, schools should impose strict punishments upon those offenders. 为了解决严重的学校霸凌问题，学校应对那些犯事者施以严厉的惩罚。
4. There is little evidence that harsher punishments deter any better than more lenient ones. 甚少证据显示严惩比宽大更能遏止犯罪。
5. What's the use of even punishing someone if they can choose their own punishments as they like? 如果一个人可以选择自己喜欢的惩罚方式，那么惩罚他们又有什么用呢？
