Throwing criminals in jail is an ancient and widespread method of punishment, but is it a wise one? It does seem reasonable to keep wrongdoers in a place where they find fewer opportunities to hurt innocent people, and where they might discover that crime doesn't pay. The system has long been considered fair and sound by those who want to see the guilty punished and society protected. Yet the value of this form of justice is now being questioned by more and more people.
    把罪犯丟進(jìn)監(jiān)獄是個(gè)古老又被廣泛采用的懲罰方法。但這個(gè)方法是否明智？把做壞事的人關(guān)在一個(gè)地方，使他們沒(méi)有機(jī)會(huì)再損害無(wú)辜的人，使他們感到犯罪劃不來(lái)，似乎確實(shí)有道理。這種制度一直被那些希望罪惡得到懲罰，社會(huì)得到保護(hù)的人視為公平而有效。但是這種司法形式的合理性現(xiàn)在正受到越來(lái)越多的人的質(zhì)疑。
    8.2 Required class attendance, like an old custom, is so common in in Chinese colleges and universities that many teachers and even students themselves simply assume it is a good thing. But is it a wise method? It does contribute to the rise in the number of students attending class. But is there any proven co-relation between attendance and performance in a course? The value of required attendance is now being questioned by more and more teachers and students.
    上課點(diǎn)名制，如同一種古*俗，在中國(guó)的大學(xué)里非常普遍，許多教師甚至學(xué)生自己都認(rèn)為這種做法是對(duì)的。但這種方法是否明智？上課點(diǎn)名確實(shí)有助于學(xué)生出勤率的上升，但是到教室上課和這個(gè)學(xué)生在這門(mén)課上的學(xué)習(xí)表現(xiàn)，兩者之間是否已證實(shí)有聯(lián)系？上課點(diǎn)名制度的合理性已受到越來(lái)越多的教師和學(xué)生的懷疑。