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| 1 | at that time
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| | 1a | at a particular time in the past or in the future 当时；那时 | | ‘Did you hear him when he left the house?’ ‘Yes, I heard him then and when he came back.’ “你听到他离开屋子了吗？” “是的，我当时听到了，而且还听到他回来。” | | a political refugee who was then living in the United States 当时住在美国的政治难民 | | until/since/by/before then I can see you next weekend. Can you wait until then? 我下个周末可以见你，你能等到那个时候吗？ | | Back in 1950 Bourton was a sleepy little village, but things have changed a lot since then. 布尔顿在1950年时还是个寂静的小村庄，但打那以后发生了很大的变化。 | |
| | 1b | used for referring to the person who had a particular job or position at a particular time in the past 当时的；那时是…的 | | the then president/governor/owner etc the then Secretary of State, Michael Forsyth 当时的国务卿迈克尔·福赛斯 | | My grandfather rented 120 Church Street from the then owners, W. Collins and Sons. 我祖父从当时的业主科林斯父子公司那里租到了教堂街120号的房子。 | |
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| 2 | happening next
used for introducing the next thing that happens 于是；然后；接着 |
| He glanced quickly at Sally and then looked away again. 他迅速地扫了萨莉一眼，接着又把目光转向别处。 |
| Add the numbers together first – then multiply. 先把数字相加，然后再相乘。 |
| First Lewis will give a TV interview. Then comes the main news conference. 刘易斯将先进行电视采访，随后举行大型的记者招待会。 |
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| 3 | as a result
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| | 3a | used for saying what the result must be if something is true 既然是那样，那么（用于表示如果某事为真，结果会是怎样） | | ‘He won’ t resign.’ ‘Then we must force him to leave.’ “他不会辞职的。” “那我们就必须逼他辞职。” | | if...then If no one else is willing, then I shall have to do the job myself. 要是没人愿意，那我只好亲自做这件事了。 | |
| | 3b | used at the end of a question when you think something must be true because of what has just been said 这么说，那么说（用于疑问句的末尾，表示根据前面所述某事肯定为真） | | ‘We went to the same school.’ ‘You’ re old friends then?’ “我们上同一所学校。” “这么说你们是老朋友喽？” | | You’ re not angry with me, then? 这么说你不生我的气啦？ | |
| | 3c | used when you are stating the result of the events you have been describing 结果，因此（用于说明所述事件的结果） | | This, then, was the problem that faced him – he could not do his duty without betraying his friends. 结果，这就成为他面临的问题，他只有背叛朋友才能尽到职责。 | |
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| 4 | spoken used for showing agreement
used at the end of a conversation for showing that you think something has been agreed 那么，就（用于谈话结束时表示同意某事） |
| All right then, I’ ll see you back at the hotel. 那么好吧，我们回旅馆见。 |
| So that’ s agreed then – lunch for eight on Christmas Day. 那就这么定了，圣诞节那天8个人的午餐。 |
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| - | now then/right then/okay then
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| used for getting someone’ s attention when you are starting to talk about something new |
| 听我说；听着；注意 |
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| Now then, I want to ask you all a serious question. 听着，我想问你们所有人一个严肃的问题。 |
| Right then, are we ready to start? 听我说，我们可以开始了吗？ |
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