The heat, the bureaucracy, the confusion and complications of his job, had reduced him in seven years to a blob of benign jelly. 炎热的天气，官僚政治和他工作的错综复杂和混乱，在七个年头里已使他变成一个仁慈的和稀泥老手。
The benign weather brought North America a bumper crop. 温和的气候给北美带来大丰收。
After tests the tumor was found to be benign. 检测发现肿瘤是良性的。
