He surrendered at the police station hoping to receive lenient treatment from the government. 他去公安局出首,以求得政府的宽大处理。
At first it seemed that the judge was going to be lenient, but then something happened and he threw the book at him. 起初法官似乎有意宽大处理,但由于发生了某些情况,对他判处了最重的刑罚。