6. afterwards adv.以后,后来，然后

He came back afterwards. 她然后就回来了。

拓展：

afterward ,afterwards与then的区别

英国人只用afterwards,美国人...afterwards和afterward通用。

then 有个固定搭配and then"Then"也可用于介词之后，例：

From then on he refused to talk about it.

从那以后他就不再谈这件事了。

afterwards 一般用于句尾，

运用：翻译下列句子

（1)让我们以后再谈。

答案：Let's talk afterwards

（2)咱们先去看戏，然后再吃吧。

答案：Let's go to the theatre first and eat afterwards.

二.重点词组

　　1．because of prep．因为，由于

　　He missed the first bus because of getting up late in the morning.

　　因为早晨他起来迟了，所以他没有赶上第一班车。

拓展：because of 是介词短语，后跟名词，代词，动名词或 what引导的宾语从句， 在句中作表语或状语。

I've chosen them because of their colors.

　　因为它们的颜色我选择了它们。

　　He failed the exam because of his carelessness.

　　他因为粗心没有通过考试。

because 是连词，引导从句。试比较：

He cried because of the bad news that his father died last night.

他哭了，那是因为那个他父亲昨晚去世的坏消息。

I've chosen them because they are beautiful.

　　因为它们美丽我选择了它们。

表示"因为"含义的短语还有 thanks to ,due to, owing to ,as a result of ,

for the sake of,on account of 等。其中due to 表原因时，不置于句首。

运用：选择填空

(1)Li Hua came very late not ______the train but____ she was too tired.

A. because of; because B. because; because of

C. for; for D. because; for

答案：A because of 是介词短语，后跟名词，代词，动名词或 what引导的宾语从句 。

而 because 是连词，引导从句 。

(2) It was _____her advice that we finish the task on time.

A. because of B. thank to C. because D. on account for

答案： A 参照单词6解释。D 是on account of 不是on account for。

2.China's first manned spaceship lifted off...

中国第一艘载人宇宙飞船升空了......