1.The principal exploded a bombshell by cancelling the dance as a penalty (=calling off the dance came as a shock to the pupils).
校长宣布取消舞会以作为惩罚令学生们吃惊。收藏指正
2.Being the supervisor who is responsible for the aggregate output, the principal may be tempted to impose a criterion below which agents will be subjected to penalty, in the hope to make agents work harder and thus boost the total output.
产出可分为高品质和低品质二种产品，员工亦有二种不同的型态，其中一类较擅长于生产高品质产品，另一类则较擅长于生产低品质的产品。收藏指正