adv. 那时;然后;那么;话说回来
adj. 当时的;那时的;
1. 用作副词,表示“那时”,可用于过去或将来。如:
He was in Paris then. 那是他在巴黎。
He will be free then. 那时他就会有空了。
注:有时可用于某些介词后。如:
He will have left by then. 到那时他就会已经离开了。
From then on he worked harder. 从此以后,他工作更努力了。
2. 表示“然后”、“接着”,通常与连词 and 连用。如:
Let’s go for a drink and then go home. 我们先去喝一杯,然后再回家。
He went to Paris, and then to London. 他到了巴黎,后又到了伦敦。
注:在口语中有时可不用连词 and 而只用 then。
另外,有时位于句首,其后用倒装句。如:
Then came the day of his exam. 接着他考试的那一天到了。
3. 表示“那么”、“既然是那样”、“这么说来”,通常用于句首或句末。如:
You say you don’t want to be a teacher. Then what do youwant to be? 你说你不想当老师,那么你想干什么呢?
Then you mean to say I am a cheat. 那么你的意思是说我是个骗子。
注:有时与条件或时间状语从句搭配使用。如:
If it’s not on the table, then it will be in the drawer. 要是不在桌上,那就是抽屉里。
When I know what really happened, then I shall be able todecide. 当我知道事实真相后,我就可以作决定了。
1. You have to do everything you can. You have to work your hardest. And if you do, if you stay positive, then you have a shot at a silver lining.
你需要尽你所能,最大限度地去努力。只要你这么做,只要你能保持乐观,你就会看见乌云背后的幸福线。
2. It was just then that I chanced to look round.
就在那时,我恰好环顾了下四周。
3. He then held the man in an armlock until police arrived.
然后他反扭住那名男子的手臂让他动弹不得,直到警察赶到。
4. Then something seemed to snap in me. I couldn't endure any more.
这时候,我的心里像有个东西突然绷断了——我再也忍受不了啦。
5. "His memory must be completely back, then?" — "Just about."
“这么说,他的记忆一定是完全恢复了?”——“差不多。”
6. The car passed over the body twice, once backward and then forward.
那辆车把那人来回轧了两次,先是倒着轧的,再是往前开着轧的。