我午夜到家，詹姆斯不久之后就到了。

I got home at midnight and James arrived ___shortly ___afterwards.

你离开后不久，一个男人来办公室找你。

___Shortly ___after you left, a man came into the office looking for you.

会议开始前不久她给我打了电话。

She called me ___shortly ___before the meeting started.