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Jules：Has everythingbeen deait with now?

Marcel：Yes，the casualties have all been takenfo hospital，the electricity supply has beenrestored and traffic is now flowing normally.

Jules：What a difference from the chaos andconfusion oftwo hours ago.

Marcel：Yes,for a time we thought we mighthave fo call for reinforcements.but thankgoodness in the end we didnt have to.

Jules：Well it just remains for me fo expressOur admiration for the exemplary way in whichyoudealt with a difficult and dangeroussituation.

Casualty可以指事数或战争中的伤者、死者、例如：The car crash resulted in eightcasualties.(那次车祸有八人死伤。)

Fatality 则专指事故或战争中的死者，例如：There were 174 fatalities in the planecrash.(飞机坠毁，有174人死亡。)

exemplary，可说是example的形容词，指“可作模范的”，例如：His behavior as a studentis exemplary.(他的行为可作为其它学生的模范。)

此外，请留意两个时间词组：for a time、inthe end。

For a time常用来说一件事维持了一段时间，暗示其后有变，例如：For a time hehesitated，but then he made up his mind.(他最初犹豫不决，但后来立定了主意。)For a time和for some time不同：for some time是说事情经过一段颇长的时间，例如：Ive been feelingunwell for some time。(我身体不舒服已有一段时闻。)

In the end则有“终于”的意思，表示经过某些情况之后，终于发生了一些事，等于at last或finally，例如：I worked hard，and in the end/al fest/funally gained a first-class honorsdegree.(我努力读书，终于取得一级荣誉学位。)In the end和at the end不同；al the end指事情的尽头。

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