He felt he had a right to mete out physical punishment to the children.他觉得他有权体罚这些孩子。He has discovered the ways to keep up the pace without physical punishment.他已找到了能跟上速度但又不伤害身体的办法。In the past, schoolteachers regularly meted out physical punishment to their pupils.在过去，教师常常体罚学生。