早安英文 第606期:老外说then居然不是然后

 

当“then”表示时间或者事物的先后顺序时，替换词有：

Next, so later, after that, afterwards

1.I finished my work and I was feeling tired. So later when I got home, I had a nap.

我完成工作之后觉得非常累，之后就回家睡了一觉。

2.Let's go out now and eat afterwards.

我们现在出去吧一会再去吃饭。

3.Shortly afterwards I met my ex again.

不久之后，我又遇到了我的前任。

当“then”表示“而且，此外”的意思时，替换词有：

Further, furthermore, moreover, in addition, additionally

1.He is old and unpopular. Furthermore, he has only 2 years of political life ahead of him.

他年纪大了又不得人心。而且，他也只有两年的政治生命了。

2.I choose you because you can speak Cantonese, moreover, you are the only person I can think of who is capable of doing this job.

我选择你是因为你能说粤语。而且，你也是我能想到的能胜任这份工作的唯一人选。

老外说then居然不是然后

and then some 而且远不止这些

The final was killing¹ us. It includes 40 multiple choice questions, one short essay question, 10 true or false questions, and then some.

这次期末考试太让人痛苦了。它有40道多选题，一个简答题，10道判断题，而且还远不止这些。

but then 不过，话又说回来

I was about to argue with him, but then I realized that he might be right.

我正准备和他争论，不过我又意识到，他也许是对的。

1 killing   

n.巨额利润；突然赚大钱，发大财

参考例句：

• Investors are set to make a killing from the sell-off.投资者准备清仓以便大赚一笔。
• Last week my brother made a killing on Wall Street.上个周我兄弟在华尔街赚了一大笔。