关联词运用实例说明

关联词运用实例说明

一．表示举例说明

1. Many southern cities are growing above the national average — Shanghai is a case in point.

2. This fact will serve as an illustration (proof / example) to show the importance of protecting the environment.

3. Many countries, for example (instance), Mexico and Japan, have a lot of earthquakes.

4. In particular/ Particularly, many adult students have an immediate need for spoken-language skills.

5. His last album sold half a million copies and we hope this one will be just as (=equally) popular.

6. Money makes money. That is/ That is to say / In other words / Namely / To put it another way, the more you invest, the greater your potential profit will be.

7. To illustrate / demonstrate my point, I have done an analysis.

二．表示增补意义

1. This is a flexible and user-friendly system suitable for beginners and advanced users alike.

2. The organization gives help and support to people in need, as well as / along with raising money for local charities.

3. People choose jobs for other reasons besides / in addition to money.

4. The company provides cheap Internet access. In addition, / Additionally, / Besides, / Apart from that, it makes shareware freely available.

(The company provides cheap Internet access. It makes shareware freely available as well.)

5. We want the economy to grow, but equally we want low inflation.

6. The majority of Americans increased their wealth in the past decade. Furthermore / Moreover / What’s more, the gains were substantial.

7. The cost of food and clothing has come down in recent years. Similarly / Likewise, fuel prices have fallen quite considerably. (Fuel prices have fallen quite considerably in the same way.)

8. The system was not only complicated but also ineffective.

三．表示强调

1. Books and people certainly / surely affected him.

2. Most of the essays were very good indeed.

3. Her teachers said she was a slow learner, whereas in fact / as a matter of fact she was partially deaf.

4. Obviously, diet and exercise are important. (It is obvious / apparent that…)

5. Of course there will be some difficult times ahead.

6. Throwing money at the problem is surely not the way to convince people of sincerity.

7. It was difficult, to be sure, but somehow we managed to finish the job.

8. If we truly believe we can win, then we have a very good chance at doing it.

9. Undoubtedly, public interest in folk music has declined.

10. Sally was without doubt one of the finest swimmers in the school.

11. This idea probably won't work, but let's try it anyway.

12. Most importantly, Americans vote for officials who set economic policy (What is most important is that…)