▲the next minute 也可说成 the next momnet，与 immediately afterwards 同义，表示“马上”“立刻”“接着”“紧接着”“一眨眼”，多指突然发生很大变化。如：

The next minute my father came in. 接着我父亲突然进来了。

The next moment there was an almighty crash. 接着发生了剧烈的撞击。

I put down the phone and the next minute it rang again. 我放下电话，它马上又响了起来。

▲若用于one minute…the next minute，字面意思是“前一分钟……后一分钟”，通常根据句子语境可翻译成“时而……时而……”“一会儿……一会儿……”。如：

One minute she was talking and laughing and the next minute she was out like a light. It was very frightening. 前一分钟她还有说有笑，后一分钟就不省人事了，这可真吓人。

Typical English weather — one minute it’s raining and the next minute the sun is shining. 典型的英国天气，时雨时晴。

Her moods change quickly; one minute she’s happy, the next minute she’s sad. 她的情绪变化很快，一会高兴，一会儿伤心。