lengthen 
那么 ☊ → 然后 ☊ → ☊ → 
then 
ตอนนั้น ☊ dtaawnM nanH 
alors ☊ 
sau đó 
然后 
dann 
If you cook then I eat. ☊ 
Nếu bạn nấu thì tôi ăn. ☊ Conjunctions like: then → →
from then till now, up until now, until this day ☊ bấy nay ☊ this and that, here and there, then and now, you and I, both (something), mutually ☊ bỉ thử ☊ then that is all there is to it, then there is nothing more to add ☊ chớ kể ☊ at one time ~ at another time, first ~ then ~ ☊ khi thì ~ khi thì ☊ to do it then and there ☊ làm béng đi ☊ first (do sth), then (do sth else) ☊ nhất ... nhì ☊ and then what? ☊ rồi sao nữa ☊ what about, how about, then what (will happen)? ☊ thì sao ☊ if that’s the case, then it can’t be helped (there’s nothing one can do) ☊ thì thôi ☊ if that’s the case, then it can’t be helped (there’s nothing one can do) ☊ thế thì thôi ☊ onwards, from then on ☊ trở về sau ☊ from then until now, until now, up to now, heretofore ☊ từ trước tới nay ☊ from then until now ☊ từ trước đến nay ☊ from that time on, from then on ☊ từ đó về sau ☊ from then until now ☊ từ đó đến nay ☊ 601
Then she had breakfast at an airport cafe and waited for her ight. ☊ Rồi cô ấy ăn sáng ở quán của sân bay và chờ đợi chuyến bay. ☊ 1418
The Silvas are always home on Fridays. They must not work then. ☊ Nhà Silvas luôn ở nhà ngày Thứ sáu. Họ hẳn là không đi làm hôm đó. ☊ 2263
EN I have to go to the bank, and then I'm going to the post o ce. ☊ Tôi phải ra ngân hàng rồi tôi sẽ ra bưu điện. ☊ 2317
The Acropolis is in Athens. ☊ Đồi Acropolis nằm ở Athènes. ☊ 2713
If I say ten o'clock (10:00), then I mean, be ON time. ☊ Nếu tôi nói mười giờ tức là đúng giờ. ☊ 2829
for money. If not, then you're nancially independent. ☊ Nếu cậu phụ thuộc vào bố mẹ tức là cậu vẫn cần tiền từ họ. Nếu không thì cậu độc lập tài chính. ☊ 2841
And then onlookers started shouting to each other. ☊ Và rồi những người xem bắt đầu la hét. ☊ Then, for no apparent reason, the train suddenly stopped. ☊ apparent ☊
She woke up briefly and then went back to sleep. ☊ back ☊
a plastic/polythene/paper bag ☊ bag ☊
Pause for two beats and then repeat the chorus. ☊ beat ☊
boil sth: Boil plenty of salted water, then add the spaghetti. ☊ boil ☊
Take a deep breath and then breathe out when I tell you. ☊ breathe out ☊
Call yourself a friend? So why won't you help me, then? ☊ call ☊
Carry on until you get to the junction, then turn left. ☊ carry on ☊
The walls were strengthened to protect them from collapse. ☊ collapse ☊
If you're all sitting comfortably, then I'll begin. ☊ comfortably ☊
You wouldn't consider marrying a man for his money, then? ☊ consider ☊
That's definite then, is it? ☊ definite ☊
She did a year at college, but then dropped out. ☊ do ☊
She took a drink from the glass and then put it down. ☊ drink ☊
There was a great crash and then a long roll of drums. ☊ drum ☊
We went swimming and then lay in the sun to dry off. ☊ dry off, dry sb/sth off ☊
My essay's due next Friday (= it has to be given to the teacher by then). ☊ due ☊
He was educated at his local comprehensive school and then at Oxford. ☊ educate ☊
By then she was established as a star. ☊ establish ☊
Even then she would not admit her mistake. ☊ even now/then ☊
He has every third day off (= he works for two days then has one day off then works for two days and so on). ☊ every ☊
Every now and then he regretted his decision. ☊ every ☊
Oh well then, that explains it (= I understand now why sth happened). ☊ explain ☊
There were two loud explosions and then the building burst into flames. ☊ explosion ☊
Then the fruit is packaged for export. ☊ export ☊
We'll go by train as far as London, and then take a bus. ☊ far ☊
I'll just finish the chapter then I'll come. ☊ finish ☊
At first I thought he was shy, but then I discovered he was just not interested in other people. ☊ at first ☊
Their prices are fixed until the end of the year (= will not change before then). ☊ fix ☊
Follow this road until you get to the school, then turn left. ☊ follow ☊
I was really embarrassed, but then I saw the funny side of it. ☊ funny ☊
She hesitated for a moment and then went on. ☊ go on ☊
Go away and think about it, then let me know. ☊ go away ☊
It's probably good for you to get some criticism now and then. ☊ good ☊
'They aren't coming, then?' 'I guess not.' ☊ guess ☊
Simmer the soup for 10 minutes then remove from the heat. ☊ heat ☊
If you'd like me to send you the book, then please don't hesitate to ask. ☊ hesitate ☊
I waited for an hour and then I left. ☊ hour ☊
If this is your idea of a joke, then I don't find it very funny. ☊ idea ☊
It seemed like a good idea at the time, and then it all went horribly wrong. ☊ idea ☊
a plan to strengthen the corporate identity of the company ☊ identity ☊
'Please come with us.' 'Very well then, if you insist.' ☊ insist ☊
In the first instance, notify the police and then contact your insurance company. ☊ in the first instance ☊
The story then jumps from her childhood in New York to her first visit to London. ☊ jump ☊
Just then, someone knocked at the front door. ☊ just then ☊
Twist your body to the left, then to the right. ☊ left ☊
If he isn't prepared to accept this money, then that's his loss. ☊ loss ☊
And then there's the little matter of the fifty pounds you owe me. ☊ matter ☊
And then, to make matters worse, his parents turned up. ☊ matter ☊
'I suppose you'll be leaving soon, then?' 'No, as a matter of fact I'll be staying for another two years.' ☊ as a matter of fact ☊
Can you read that form carefully, if you wouldn't mind, and then sign it. ☊ if you don't mind, if you wouldn't mind ☊
My day began in the normal way, and then I received a very strange phone call. ☊ normal ☊
He dialled the number, then changed his mind and hung up. ☊ number ☊
You can't come tonight? Oh well, see you next week then. ☊ oh ☊
She stopped for a moment, then walked on. ☊ on ☊
From then on he never trusted her again. ☊ on ☊
Only then did she realize the stress he was under. ☊ only ☊
I watched them leave and then drove off in the opposite direction. ☊ opposite ☊
Originally, we had intended to go to Italy, but then we won the trip to Greece. ☊ originally ☊
He raised one arm and then the other. ☊ other ☊
To be a really good runner he needs to lengthen his pace a little. ☊ pace ☊
Anita paused for a moment, then said: 'All right'. ☊ pause ☊
If Rooney performs (= performs well) then I believe England can win. ☊ perform ☊
recognize sth as sth: Drugs were not recognized as a problem then. ☊ recognize ☊
recognize sb/sth to be/have sth: Drugs were not recognized to be a problem then. ☊ recognize ☊
She looked up briefly then returned to her sewing. ☊ return ☊
Take the first right, then the second left. ☊ right ☊
Take the first road on the left and then follow the signs. ☊ road ☊
say (that)...: Say you lose your job: what would you do then? ☊ say ☊
'He'll be there, then?' 'So it seems (= people say so).' ☊ seem ☊
They were photographed separately and then as a group. ☊ separately ☊
Good, that's settled, then. ☊ settle ☊
The shadows lengthened as the sun went down. ☊ shadow ☊
shout at sb: Then he started shouting and swearing at her. ☊ shout ☊
That was years ago. I've changed jobs since then. ☊ since ☊
squeeze sth + adj.: Soak the cloth in warm water and then squeeze it dry. ☊ squeeze ☊
suppose sb/sth (to be/have) sth: suppose sb/sth + adj./noun: Suppose him (to be) dead—what then? ☊ suppose ☊
Read the text carefully and then answer the questions. ☊ text ☊
Life was harder then because neither of us had a job. ☊ then ☊
Things were very different back then. ☊ then ☊
She grew up in Zimbabwe, or Rhodesia as it then was. ☊ then ☊
I saw them at Christmas but haven't heard a thing since then. ☊ then ☊
I've been invited too, so I'll see you then. ☊ then ☊
There's a room free in Bob's house next week but you can stay with us until then. ☊ then ☊
Call again next week. They should have reached a decision by then. ☊ then ☊
Just then (= at that moment) there was a knock at the door. ☊ then ☊
She left in 1984 and from then on he lived alone. ☊ then ☊
I took one look at the car and offered to buy it there and then/then and there (= immediately). ☊ then ☊
He drank a glass of whisky, then another and then another. ☊ then ☊
First cook the onions, then add the mushrooms. ☊ then ☊
We lived in France and then Italy before coming back to England. ☊ then ☊
If you miss that train then you'll have to get a taxi. ☊ then ☊
'My wife's got a job in Glasgow.' 'I take it you'll be moving, then.' ☊ then ☊
'You haven't done anything to upset me.' 'So what's wrong, then?' ☊ then ☊
Why don't you hire a car? Then you'll be able to visit more of the area. ☊ then ☊
I took one look at the car and offered to buy it there and then/then and there (= immediately). ☊ there ☊
Both sides agreed to strengthen political ties. ☊ tie ☊
Brown the meat on one side, then turn it over and brown the other side. ☊ turn sth over ☊
Type (in) the filename, then press 'Return'. ☊ type ☊
They moved here in 2009. Until then they'd always been in the London area. ☊ until ☊
vote (on sth): We'll listen to the arguments on both sides and then vote on it. ☊ vote ☊
watch what, how, etc...: Watch what I do, then you try. ☊ watch ☊
Oh, very well, then, if you insist. ☊ well ☊
We then moved to Paris, where we lived for six years. ☊ where ☊
And then Mary, who we had been talking about earlier, walked in. ☊ who ☊
The shadows lengthened with the approach of sunset. ☊ with ☊
write (about sth): I wanted to travel and then write about it. ☊ write ☊
alors ☊ et alors? vous revenez quand? ☊
donc ☊ nous avons donc dû faire les calculs nous-mêmes ☊
puis ☊ elle a tenté de me tuer, puis elle m’a chassée ☊
renforcer ☊ j’œuvrerai pour renforcer nos forces armées ☊
renforcement ☊ on peut se féliciter du renforcement des mesures pour la formation ☊
resserrer ☊ nous devrions nous voir plus souvent, resserrer nos relations ☊
allonger ☊ je m’allongeai sur mon lit ☊
authentique ☊ mon objectif premier : rester authentique ☊
consolider ☊ la société consolide sa position en matière de propriété intellectuelle ☊