No mere ferule will answer for this offence.

你犯了这样大的错误,光用戒尺不能解决问题.

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The ferule is used for conversion , tonsure, ordination and parlance.

戒尺用于皈依、剃度 、 传戒、说法等场合.

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The teacher often beat him with a ferule when he was young.

小时候他没少被老师用戒尺打.

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The teacher strikes the table with his ferule to quiet the students.

老师用戒方敲着桌子喊着让同学们安静.

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His rod and his ferule were seldom idle now -- at least among the smaller pupils.

他手中的教鞭和戒尺现在很少闲着,至少对那些年龄较小的同学可以这么说.

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