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「然后」和「后来」

时间线上的两颗珠子。

然后他走了。       Then he left.             紧接着
后来他走了。       Later he left.            过了一段

然后 = 紧接下一步 后来 = 经过一段时间,再说回来

对照

中文英文
然后(动作接动作)then / and then
后来(时间流逝后)later / afterwards
后来……了(结果)in the end / eventually

动手

先去超市,然后回家。

✅ First the store, then home.

后来我们再也没联系。

✅ We never spoke after that. / Later, we lost touch.

后来成了医生。

✅ He later became a doctor.

然后呢?

And then?

小坑

❌ After he left, later he came back.
✅ After he left, he came back later.

later 放句末更自然;放句首偏戏剧感。

——下一课:「不然」。