Public health officials fear that because of vast underreporting, recorded statistics foreshadow much more severe condit公共卫生官员害怕因为通报率严重偏低，实际的情况可能比记录的统计数字更为严重。
The descriptions of the clerks foreshadow the main characters, of the Dreams in the Red Mansion.薛蟠致人死亡案中，胥吏的形象更是被作者揭露得淋漓尽致。