Ms Jones will be back shortly.

'I've explained that already,' Rod said shortly.

“那个问题我已经解释过了。”罗德不耐烦地说。

The plane crashed shortly after takeoff.

飞机起飞后不久便坠毁了.

Shortly after moving into her apartment, she found a job.

搬进公寓不久，她就找到了份工作。

She arrived shortly after us.

我们刚到不多会儿她就到了。

Shortly after his return , he decided to look for another job.

他回国不多几天, 想另谋个事.

Officials say that one or two engines fell away from the plane shortly after takeoff.

官员们说飞机起飞后不久就有一两台引擎脱落了。

Shortly afterwards, the boat to sink.

不一会儿, 小船开始下沉.

Shortly afterwards they were off to join passing flocks.

不一会儿,它们飞向天空与过往的雁群一道飞走了.

Shortly afterwards they went below.

等一会,两人下去.

The drying Tramontane wind began to blow shortly afterwards, preventing rot.

稍后吹起了干燥的风, 防止了葡萄腐烂.

Shortly afterwards, he wrote two more novels.

不久以后, 他又写了两部小说.

Shortly afterwards, it rained rocks.

很快天降石块.

The ship struck a hidden reef and went down shortly afterwards.

船碰上暗礁,随即就沉没了.

I needn't have written to him because he phoned me shortly afterwards.

我本来不需要给他写信,因为信寄出不久他给我打了电话.

She died in an accident shortly afterwards.

不久以后,她就在一次事故中丧生.

He was at the airport shortly before she was expected to arrive.

在她到之前不久他就在机场了.

I had to see the President shortly before luncheon about other matters.

在快吃午饭的时候,我因为一些别的事情得去见总统.

We arrived shortly before the film started.

我们在电影开始前不久到的.

Doubts began to creep in shortly before Thanksgiving.

感恩节前不久,怀疑情绪开始悄悄显露.

Rain settled in shortly before midday and lasted all afternoon.

雨是快要到中午的时候开始下的,并持续了一整个下午.