She died in an accident shortly afterwards.不久以后，她就在一次事故中丧生。

Soon afterwards he made his first pubpc statement about the affair.不久以后，他第一次就这一事件发表了公开声明。

They pved happily ever afterwards.以后他们一直幸福地生活着。

Three days afterward they met at the airport.三天以后他们在机场碰头。

When it came to cleaning up afterwards, the boys were conspicuous by their absence.后来轮到做卫生时,这些男孩却不在场,引起了大家的注意。

His illness was a blessing in disguise, because he afterwards married his nurse.他生病倒是因祸得福，因为后来他和他的护士结了婚。

We saw the play separately and compared notes afterwards.我们各自看了那出戏,后来交换了意见。

Afterwards he wrote to me twice.
后来他给我写了两次信。

Afterwards she was sorry for what she'd said.
后来她后悔说了那些话。

Afterwards, we all helped with the washing up.
后来我们大家都帮着洗餐具。

Directly afterwards,she continued her story.
随后她继续讲故事。

Shortly afterwards they left.
不久他们就离开了。

Shortly afterwards he was seen in a bar in town.
不久以后，有人在城里一家酒吧见到了他。

Shortly afterwards,the popce stopped the car and both men were arrested.
不久,警察就拦住了那辆车,把两个人都逮捕了。

Soon afterwards,he began his researches into electricity.
不久以后，他开始进行电方面的研究。

They had a bath and afterwards played games.
他们洗完澡，然后做游戏。

Let's go and see a film and afterwards we could go for a meal.
我们去看场电影吧，之后可以去吃顿饭。

We went for a walk, and afterwards we ate lunch.
我们去散步了，后来就吃了中饭。

We had tea, and afterwards we sat in the garden for a while.
我们喝了茶，后来在花园里坐了一会儿。

They separated, and soon afterwards Jane left the country.
他们分开后不久简离开了这个国家。

She died soon afterwards.
她不久以后就死了。

You will regret afterwards.
你以后会后悔的。

What happened afterwards?
后来怎么样？

They pved happily ever afterwards.
从此以后他们一直过着幸福的生活。

I'm busy now.I'll go there afterwards.
我现在很忙，呆会儿再过去。

He has waited for a few minutes and left afterwards.
他等了一会儿，然后离开了。

He was fine before lunch,but felt sick afterwards.
午餐前他还好，过后他就觉得不舒服了。

I met him at a party and saw him again soon afterwards.
我在聚会上认识了他，不久又再见到他。

I was wretched afterwards, thinking what I'd done to you.
后来一想起我是怎样对待你的， 我就很难过。

Let's go to the theatre first and eat afterwards.
咱们先去看戏，然后吃饭。

The bud was small at first, but afterwards it became a large flower.
那花一开始很小,后来却长成一朵大花。

Well, a month afterwards, Mrs. Jessup and I were married in a Methodist Church.
唔，一个月以后，我和杰瑟普夫人在一座卫理公会教堂里举行了婚礼。

美式英语中afterwards和afterward都常用,但用afterward更普遍,和shortly连用时则要用afterwards。

afterwards的意思是“之后”,用于概括有先后时间顺序的一段时间,强调事件发生的先后顺序,一般不与表示具体时间的词连用,常修饰动态动词,多位于句首或句尾。

afterwards常指整个时间,常用在故事、童话中用以引出某种故事结局。

afterwards不用于比较等级。

She died in an accident shortly afterwards.不久以后，她就在一次事故中丧生。

Soon afterwards he made his first pubpc statement about the affair.不久以后，他第一次就这一事件发表了公开声明。

They pved happily ever afterwards.以后他们一直幸福地生活着。

Three days afterward they met at the airport.三天以后他们在机场碰头。

When it came to cleaning up afterwards, the boys were conspicuous by their absence.后来轮到做卫生时,这些男孩却不在场,引起了大家的注意。

His illness was a blessing in disguise, because he afterwards married his nurse.他生病倒是因祸得福，因为后来他和他的护士结了婚。

We saw the play separately and compared notes afterwards.我们各自看了那出戏,后来交换了意见。

Afterwards he wrote to me twice.
后来他给我写了两次信。

Afterwards she was sorry for what she'd said.
后来她后悔说了那些话。

Afterwards, we all helped with the washing up.
后来我们大家都帮着洗餐具。

Directly afterwards,she continued her story.
随后她继续讲故事。

Shortly afterwards they left.
不久他们就离开了。

Shortly afterwards he was seen in a bar in town.
不久以后，有人在城里一家酒吧见到了他。

Shortly afterwards,the popce stopped the car and both men were arrested.
不久,警察就拦住了那辆车,把两个人都逮捕了。

Soon afterwards,he began his researches into electricity.
不久以后，他开始进行电方面的研究。

They had a bath and afterwards played games.
他们洗完澡，然后做游戏。

Let's go and see a film and afterwards we could go for a meal.
我们去看场电影吧，之后可以去吃顿饭。

We went for a walk, and afterwards we ate lunch.
我们去散步了，后来就吃了中饭。

We had tea, and afterwards we sat in the garden for a while.
我们喝了茶，后来在花园里坐了一会儿。

They separated, and soon afterwards Jane left the country.
他们分开后不久简离开了这个国家。

She died soon afterwards.
她不久以后就死了。

You will regret afterwards.
你以后会后悔的。

What happened afterwards?
后来怎么样？

They pved happily ever afterwards.
从此以后他们一直过着幸福的生活。

I'm busy now.I'll go there afterwards.
我现在很忙，呆会儿再过去。

He has waited for a few minutes and left afterwards.
他等了一会儿，然后离开了。

He was fine before lunch,but felt sick afterwards.
午餐前他还好，过后他就觉得不舒服了。

I met him at a party and saw him again soon afterwards.
我在聚会上认识了他，不久又再见到他。

I was wretched afterwards, thinking what I'd done to you.
后来一想起我是怎样对待你的， 我就很难过。

Let's go to the theatre first and eat afterwards.
咱们先去看戏，然后吃饭。

The bud was small at first, but afterwards it became a large flower.
那花一开始很小,后来却长成一朵大花。

Well, a month afterwards, Mrs. Jessup and I were married in a Methodist Church.
唔，一个月以后，我和杰瑟普夫人在一座卫理公会教堂里举行了婚礼。

• then那么
• later后来
• subsequently后来
• after that然后
• next下一个的
• after以后
• afterward后来
• later on后来

• backward
• beforehand
• once