英语短语 "shortly after" 是一个介词短语,核心含义是:“在……之后不久;刚……就……”,用于强调两个事件在时间上的紧密衔接(后一个事件发生在前者之后很短时间内)。
表示“某动作/事件A发生后,动作/事件B很快(within a short time)发生”,突出时间的“短暂间隔”。
"shortly after" 后面需接名词、代词、从句或动名词(ing形式),整体在句中作时间状语,可置于句首或句中。
后接具体的人、事、时间点等名词性成分,说明“在某事物之后不久”。
Shortly after breakfast, we headed to the airport.(早餐后不久,我们就去机场了。)
She called me shortly after the meeting.(会议结束后不久,她给我打了电话。)
The train departed shortly after 6 PM.(火车在下午6点刚过不久就发车了。)
后接完整的句子(从句),说明“在某件事发生之后不久”。从句的时态通常与主句一致(多为过去时,因为描述过去的先后动作)。
Shortly after he arrived home, it started to rain.(他到家后不久,就开始下雨了。)
I received his email shortly after I sent mine.(我发完邮件后不久,就收到了他的回复。)
当“shortly after”的逻辑主语与主句主语一致时,可省略从句的主语和be动词,直接用动名词替代从句。
Shortly after getting up, she went for a jog.(起床后不久,她就去慢跑了。)
He fell asleep shortly after turning off the light.(关灯后不久,他就睡着了。)
可置于句首(需用逗号隔开)或句中:
句首:Shortly after the party ended, everyone left.(派对结束后不久,大家都走了。)
句中:We arrived shortly after the movie started.(电影开始后不久,我们就到了。)
shortly after vs shortly afterwards:
"shortly after" 后面必须接宾语(名词/从句等);"shortly afterwards" 是副词短语,后面不接成分,直接作状语。
He left, and shortly afterwards, I received his text.(他走了,不久之后我收到了他的短信。)
Shortly after he left, I received his text.(他走了之后不久,我收到了他的短信。)
由于描述“过去的先后动作”,"shortly after" 后的从句/名词通常对应过去时,主句也用过去时(如一般过去时、过去完成时等):
She realized her mistake shortly after she submitted the report.(她提交报告后不久就意识到了错误。)
I had finished my work shortly after they assigned it to me.(他们把工作交给我后不久,我就完成了。)
"shortly after" 是表达“时间紧密衔接”的高频短语,核心是“在A之后很快发生B”,用法关键是后面接名词/从句/动名词,位置灵活,时态需呼应。
通过例子巩固:
句首+名词:Shortly after the rain stopped, kids ran out to play.(雨停后不久,孩子们就跑出去玩耍了。)
句中+从句:He called me shortly after we said goodbye.(我们道别后不久,他就给我打了电话。)
动名词省略:Shortly after hearing the news, she burst into tears.(听到消息后不久,她就哭了起来。)