
这两个词有些许微妙的区别,但没有“泾渭分明”的区别。
afterwards 强调的是“sequence”,即事件发生的先后顺序和因果,而later强调的是“Timeline”,即事件发生的时间点或时间段。
比如,对方说I got up early
如果你强调事件的发生顺序,你可以回:What did you do afterwards?
如果你强调的是时间概念,你可以回Then what did you do later in the morning?
而结合你停供的中文语境,无论是afterwards或者是later用在此处都有点儿违和。在这个语境中,最合适的词其实是finally:So did you finally make your decision? 或 So finally did you decide where to go?
