More than ever, economics today is an empirical discipline.

如今，经济学比以往任何时候都是一门实证学科。

They prefer to discipline themselves rather than be disciplined by others.

他们宁愿自我约束，也不愿受制于人。

Law is a discipline which encourages responsible judgment.

法律是一门学科，这门学科鼓励进行有责任的判断。

But in tennis, like in life, discipline is also a talent, and so is patience.

但打网球就像在生活中一样，自律也是一种天赋，耐心也是一种天赋。

It also vows to deepen the reform of discipline inspection and supervision systems.

公报誓要深化纪检监察制度改革。

So when young people are critical of an over-tweeting president, they reveal a mental discipline in thinking skills — and in their choices on when to share on social media.

所以，年轻人批评总过度使用推特时，揭示了他们在思维（以及选择什么时候在社交媒体上分享）上的自律。

Discipline is the most important thing. The more disciplined you are, the better the results.

纪律是最重要的。你越自律，成绩就越好。

You, Merlin? You have the faintest idea what it takes to be a knight, courage, fortitude, discipline.

你，梅林？你不知道骑士备什么素质，果敢、刚毅、自律。

This failing is basic to the now-widespread computing discipline that has arrogated to itself the slightly misleading moniker of artificial intelligence (AI).

这一缺点是如今被广泛用的计算学科的基础，学科自诩为人工智能(AI)，这个绰号有点让人误解。

He is very stern in his students' discipline.

他对学生的纪律非常严格。

As a consequence, they lag behind other disciplines.

所以呢，他们比其他的学科就落后了。

That is a discussion of industrial discipline.

是关于工业化行为准则的讨论。

Markets have lost faith that the euro zone's economies, weaker or stronger, will one day converge thanks to the discipline of sharing a single currency, which denies uncompetitive members the quick fix of devaluation.

人们曾相信，欧元区经济体，无论弱国或强国，只要本着使用一货币的原则，就能避免了那些缺乏竞争力的国家采取货币贬值这一权宜之计，就能有朝一日实现一——如今市场已经丧失了这种信念。

Broader conceptualizations of globalization can be found in other disciplines such as sociology and anthropology.

关于全球化更广义的概念可见之于其他诸如社会学和人类学等学科中。

The coach worked hard to impart a sense of discipline and teamwork to his players.

教练努力向他的球员灌输纪律性和团队精神。

Simulated disorder postulates perfect discipline, simulated fear postulates courage; simulated weakness postulates strength.

乱生于治，怯生于勇，弱生于强。

They were slack in all things, without order or discipline.

日子过得颠三倒四，毫无条理。

Hemingway never strayed from his disciplined writing regimen.

他从不放弃严谨的写作生活。

They were taking disciplined steps to make themselves harder to be identified.

他们运用严格的手段使他们的身份难以辨认。

What exactly do you mean by disciplining them?

那你说的“惩罚”到底是什么?