then /ðɛn/ CET4 TEM4

• 1. 

  ADV Then means at a particular time in the past or in the future. 那时

  例：

  He wanted to have a source of income after his retirement; until then, he wouldn't require additional money.

  他想在退休后有个收入来源，而这之前则不需要额外的钱。

  例：

  Executives pledged to get the company back on track. Since then, though, shares have fallen 30 per cent.

  主管们发誓要让公司重上轨道，不过从那以后股票价格还是下降了30％。

• 2. 

  ADJ Then is used when you refer to something which was true at a particular time in the past but is not true now. 当时的 [ADJ n]

  例：

  ...a tour of the then new airport.

  …在当时新机场的一次参观。

• 3. 

  ADV Then is also an adverb. 当时 [ADV group]

  例：

  Richard Strauss, then 76 years old, suffered through the war years in silence.

  理查德·斯特劳斯当时已76岁，默默地熬过了战争岁月。

• 4. 

  ADV You use then to say that one thing happens after another, or is after another on a list. 然后

  例：

  Add the oil and then the scallops to the pan, leaving a little space for the garlic.

  往锅里倒入油，然后加入扇贝，再放一点大蒜。

• 5. 

  ADV You use then in conversation to indicate that what you are about to say follows logically in some way from what has just been said or implied. 那么 [cl/group ADV]

  例：

  "I wasn't a very good scholar in school."—"Then why did you become a teacher?"

  “我在学校时成绩不是很好。”— “那你为什么当老师呢？”

• 6. 

  ADV You use then to signal the end of a topic or the end of a conversation. 用于表示话题或谈话结束 [cl/group ADV]

  例：

  "I'll talk to you on Friday anyway."—"Yep. Okay then."

  “我星期五总归要和你谈谈的。” —“行，就这么定了。”

• 7. 

  ADV You use then with words like "now," "well," and "okay," to introduce a new topic or a new point of view. 用于引入新话题或新观点 [adv ADV]

  例：

  Now then, I'm going to explain everything to you before we do it.

  嗯，我要在我们动手之前向你们把一切解释清楚。

• 8. 

  ADV You use then to introduce the second part of a sentence which begins with "if." The first part of the sentence describes a possible situation, and then introduces the result of the situation. (引导以“if”开头的句子，叙述可能的情况) 那么 [ADV cl]

  例：

  If the answer is "yes," then we need to leave now.

  如果答案为“是”，那么我们现在就该离开了。

• 9. 

  ADV You use then at the beginning of a sentence or after "and" or "but" to introduce a comment or an extra piece of information to what you have already said. (用于句首或“)(and)(”、“)(but)(”之后) 话说回来 [ADV cl]

  例：

  He sounded sincere, but then, he always did.

  他听起来很诚恳，不过，话说回来，他一贯如此。

• 10. 

  now and then →see now

• 11. 

  there and then →see there