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Afterward, + clause
置于句首，用逗号隔开，表示随后发生的事。
Afterward, we went for a walk.
之后，我们去散了步。
之后；以后；后来
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之后；以后；后来
at a later time; subsequently
Afterward, we went for a walk.
之后，我们去散了步。
在参照时间之后发生,后来
happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
We had dinner and afterward went for a walk.
我们吃了晚饭，之后去散了步。
He finished his homework and afterward played video games.
他完成作业后，之后玩了电子游戏。
She told me the news, and afterward I felt relieved.
她告诉了我这个消息，之后我感到如释重负。
置于句首，用逗号隔开，表示随后发生的事。
Afterward, we went for a walk.
之后，我们去散了步。
置于句末，无逗号，表示动作的先后顺序。
We had dinner and then went home afterward.
我们吃了晚饭，然后随后回家了。
与shortly连用，表示短暂间隔后。
He arrived shortly afterward.
他稍后就到了。
Not this
I will see you in the afterward.
Use this
I will see you afterward.
“afterward” 是副词，不能用作名词。中文学习者常受“在…之后”结构影响，误将其当作名词使用。改为副词后，直接修饰动词。
Not this
After the movie afterward, we had dinner.
Use this
After the movie, we had dinner.
“afterward” 与 “after + 名词” 语义重复。去掉 “afterward” 或在 “after” 短语后用分号连接。
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