警方一直无法把传票送达他本人。
（传票送达后，被告有权在一定期限内对原告的申请提出答辨。 ）“a certin period of time（一定期限内）”是不确切的时间，是模糊表达。
After service, the defendant is entitled to a certain period of time within which to file his pleading, or answer, to plaintiff's petition.
他被送达了一张出庭应诉的传票。
He has been served with a subpoena to answer the charges in court.
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