Her poverty had been a venial fault for two gallant gentlemen.(她的贫穷对那两位殷勤的绅士而言,只是一个微不足道的缺点。)
So building up a new concept of penalty and advocating the meaning of value of the venial penalty should be of the first importance.(为此,树立刑罚新观念、倡导刑罚轻缓化的价值意蕴理应首当其冲。)
The venial SINS are relatively minor and more easily forgiven.(可宽恕的罪都是比较微小且易被原谅的。)