The courts will often deal quite leniently with first-time offenders.法院对初犯者往往会从宽处理。Some ministers are suggesting that there should be much lighter penalties for first-time offenders.有些部长建议，对初犯者应该大大减轻判刑。The judge handed down a suspended sentence to the first-time offender.法官宣布对那名初犯者实施缓刑。