In plain language: they discovered that the people they had been shooting in the dark were Afghan police officers, seven of whom were now dead and four wounded.

用通俗语言表示即为：事后发现，在黑暗中他们射击的目标是阿富汗警务人员，结果是7人死亡，4人受伤。

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Though the photographer could speak no word of their language, the Afghan sitters understood what was desired, and had enough poise to remain still for three seconds and prevent blurring the film.

尽管有着语言障碍，但是这些阿富汗的人们完全明白摄影师的意图，他们三秒钟的静止使这一刻清晰的映上了照片。

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Although the U.S State Department subsequently implemented a special immigrant visa program for Iraqi and Afghan translators and interpreters, the creation of this class of refugees is a testament to the power of language politics, and an example of the fallout from American insufficiencies in this area.

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