只是英美式的区别:

afterward,afterwards(以后,编后记):英国人只用afterwards,美国人...afterwards和afterward通用.

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Not long afterward she received five calls in one day.

不久之后，她一天内就接到了5个电话。

They came backstage afterward, cooing and toadying to him.

她们随后来到后台，对他娇语谄媚。

They came backstage afterward and toadied to him.

他们随后来到后台，对他奉承了一番。