Thanks for the help! That's twice now too you helped out Lauren. Thanks again ^_^

Lauren, please have confidence! If you worry about your answer, just add "though I'n not very sure / I'm learner, too, please wait for other answer(s)" or something. Anyway, your answers are very good! :D

Thanks Ryoko and Tony! I should learn to have more confidence in my explanations :)

Hi Lauren, it's nice of you to help other learners! Why don't you write your answer as an answer? (You always write as a comment though yours are very good answers.) :)

the first one is "he drinks coffee before work," and the second means "she reads after lunch." "~no ato ni　〜の　後「あと」　に" is used to mean "after," and "~no mae ni　〜の　前「まえ」　に" is used to mean "before." if a verb goes before these words, you don't need to use "~no　の," and in the case that either adverb follows a past-tense verb, it is not necessary to use ~ni 〜に at the end.