Weather here is punishingly hot and the landscape is often quite windy and slippery.

这里的天气非常炎热，常常有风，而且表面很滑。

Some economists argue that competition for brides in China's marriage “market” helps explain the punishingly high prices in its property market.

经济学家认为中国婚姻“市场“对新娘的激烈竞争解释了房地产市场为何价格如此之高。

It is the greatest privilege accorded to us by our complex minds that we do not always have to be simply and punishingly ourselves.

这是我们复杂的头脑赋予我们的最大特权，因为我们不必总是以非常简单的方式惩罚自己。

Living alone, though, the lack of human contact soon became punishingly apparent, especially when it came to seeing my best friend.

然而，独自生活，缺乏人际交往很快就变得很明显，尤其是在见到我最好的朋友的时候。