事故发生一小时以后,我开始镇静下来。
An hour after the accident, I was starting to feel calmer.
After an hour of the accident, I was starting to feel calmer.
上面哪句对,哪句错,还是两句都对?
事故发生一小时以后,我开始镇静下来。
正:An hour after the accident, I was starting to feel calmer.
误:After an hour of the accident, I was starting to feel calmer.
《薄冰英语惯用法词典》在 after 词条中指出:说“某事件的若干时间以后”可用“若干时间 + after + 事件”来表示。例如:
It happened two years after the incident. 这事发生在事变两年以后。