Shortly afterwards, four more policemen arrived and remonstrated with the workmen.
一會兒工夫，又來了4個警察，規勸工人離開。
新概念英語第三冊
Lesson 40 Who's who
?? 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