to the punishment for kidnappers, “could” and “should all” make a world of legal difference. The former follows...The punishments given to those who *kidnap children have caused fierce online debate on social ……

at the Philippines’ decision to spare officials involved in the Manila bus hijacking (劫持) case harsh (严厉的) punishment. The hijacking on August 23 saw a former police officer take a busload of Hong Kong ……

punishment.Lenient指“宽大的、不严厉的”，“宽大处理”还可说lighter(较轻的) punishment。与之相反的“从严处理”则是harsh punishment。 ……

on young people given their popularity, some wonder if the punishment is too harsh, especially after... meted out *harsh professional disciplines against performers with such records. The State ……

at their hotel, betting on 1-yuan stakes. As punishment, they were detained for 15 days by Taian police... commentators said the *penalties were too *harsh, and young people gambling over such small stakes don ……

The first-instance trial of Bo Xilai, 64, former Chongqing Party chief and former member of the Communist Party of China Central Committee Political Bureau, concluded at Jinan *Intermediate People ……

by the police, but have since reappeared.The official didn't say whether the punishment threat...CHINA has called for harsh penalties for people found operating websites giving information ……

. Others, however, say slapping severe criminal punishments on all drunk drivers is too harsh... will find excuses to escape punishment.No.The punishment should fit the crime.1. If someone was caught ……

HOW are people at your school punished for being late? It might not be as harsh (严厉的) as one... unlucky students had received the punishment so far.The first student said she could not continue writing ……

at the university, told The Guardian. “Both I and the university think this is a totally unfair, harsh punishment... Official website ……

重点讲解核心词汇punishment n. 处罚；惩罚同根词：punish v. 惩罚The boy accepted his punishment without complaining.former adj. 以前的，从前的After the elections, Crawley went to the former Prime Minister's house.incident n. 事情 ……

custody /unlawful detention非法拘留The punishment of the police officer apparently sends a fresh signal... People's Court official said in Beijing last Sunday.4. dereliction of duty职务犯罪/渎职On Monday, Ronen Segal ……

should have the right to life taken from them and we can punish criminals in other ways. Given a second.... As the saying goes, “wicked (邪恶的) men obey (服从) from fear”. We need to be harsh (严厉的) to people who ……

data from Yan’s cellphone clearly showed that he had stolen them.The punishment, while sounding harsh... Guochang’s age and former official title are not relevant to the case. The key is whether he indeed ……

at Shinyway International. “They either obtain their results later or never get it,” he said. “For the former... model essays or obtained predicted questions? According to Jia Yicheng, manager of New Oriental’s Jinan ……