Online Class Notes (Nemo)

Vocabulary

gazebo (n): a small decorated building or temporary structure, usually in a garden, that can be used for relaxing or entertaining guests
（通常指花园中的）凉亭，观景亭；眺台

vicinity (n): the area around a place or where the speaker is
周围地区；邻近地区；附近
There are several hotels in the immediate vicinity of the station.
就在车站附近有好几家旅馆。
We could see that there were several open Wi-Fi networks in the vicinity.
我们可以看见在附近就有好几个供公众使用的无线网络。
Anyone who happened to be in the vicinity could have been injured or killed.
偶然身处附近的任何人都有可能受伤或者死亡。

lenient (adj): not as severe or strong in punishment or judgment as would be expected
（处罚或判决）宽容的，宽大的，从轻的
They believe that judges are too lenient with terrorist suspects.
他们认为法官对恐怖嫌疑分子过于宽容。
In view of the quantity of drugs involved, 16 years was the most lenient sentence (= punishment) the judge could impose.
就涉及的毒品数量而言，16年徒刑已是法官所能作出的最轻判决了。

conciliation (n): the action or process of ending a disagreement, often by discussion between the groups or people involved:
All attempts at conciliation failed and the dispute continued.
He prefers compromise and conciliation to confrontation.

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