Shortly afterwards, the police stopped the car and both men were arrested.
沒過多久，警察就截住了那輛車，兩個小偷都被抓住了。
新概念英語第二冊
Lesson 35 Stop thief
?? 句中詞匯解析
從本句中提取的重要詞匯
adv. 立刻，馬上;簡單地，扼要地;唐突地，簡慢地;在即;
?? short短的 + ly ...地 → ad.立刻,馬上,不久;簡單;簡短
"John passed through a difficult period shortly after his marriage broke down."
婚姻破裂不久,約翰經歷了一段短暫的艱難時期.
近義：apace, immediately, instantly, presently, pronto, quickly
反義：lastly, lately, latterly, recently, sometime, ultimately
afterwards
['ɑ:ft?w?dz]
adv. 然后，后來地;以后;之后;繼;
"Afterwards she was sorry for what she'd said."
后來她后悔說了那些話。
近義：hereafter, hereinafter, later, next, posthumously, presently
反義：nowadays, presently, today, currently
n. 警察部門;警方;警察;治安;
vt. （警察、軍隊等）巡查;維護治安;（委員會等）監督;管制;
adj. 警察的;有關警察的;
?? 破（po）例（li）讓嫦娥（ce）當 警察
"A police car drew abreast of us and signalled us to stop."
一輛警車開過來與我們并排，示意我們停下來。
近義：herd, monitor, patrol, picket, track, troll