They acted quickly.

他们行动相对迅速。

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The villagers acted quickly: they set up temporary homes along the embankment, with two upright string beds for walls and a third thrown atop them like a roof.

村民们反映迅速：他们在筑堤上建起了临时安置点——两张竖直的弹簧床作为墙，架在它们顶上的第三张作为屋顶。

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U.K. officials are now fielding questions about how quickly they acted in pursuing answers about Mr. Heywood's death.

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