質問: following when i was 16, our family had a foreign student come live with us on a summer exchange program. he was also 16. he wanted to stay beyond his visa, so my parents arranged to take legal guardianship of him. it was very stressful having him move into our family. my mom and i constantly fought about his presence in our home. six months following the guardianship, my dad moved out and my parents divorced. six months following the guardianshipはsix months after the guardianshipと同意でしょうか?よろしくお願いします
回答: afterとは時間の起点が変わるので置き換えできないと思います。 six months following the guardianship これはthe guardianshipに伴いその後6ヶ月で。 アフターにするとthe guardianshipは終わって6ヶ月後。本来はfollowing the acquisition of the guardianship, after the termination of the guardianship とでもするべきなんでしょうが、ニュアンスで通じるものは省略してもネイティブはokなんでしょう。なかなか真似できないです。