Transitional words英语中的连接词

Transitional Words

Transitional words and phrases provide the glue that holds ideas together in a passage. They provide coherence (that hanging together, making sense as a whole) by helping the reader or listener to understand the relationship between ideas, and they act as signposts that help the reader or listener follow the movement of the discussion.

1、Addition

in addition (to), furthermore, again, also, besides, moreover, what's more, similarly, next, finally, as well as, besides, likewise, aside from, apart from,

除了汽车之外, 这家工厂还生产自行车。

Aside from motorcars, the factory turns out bicycles.

2、Comparison

in the same way, likewise, similarly, equally, identically, in comparison, just as, comparatively, correspondingly,

我的鞋子比我妹妹的要小。

My shoes are small in comparison with my sister's.

3、Contrast

whereas, in contrast, on the other hand, instead, however, nevertheless, unlike, on the contrary, while, …

有些人喜欢肥肉，相反有些人讨厌肥肉。

Some people like fat meat, whereas others hate it.

4、Cause / Effect

because, because of, for, since, due to, owing to, thanks to, as a result (of), accordingly, hence, so, thus, therefore, consequently, for this reason, for this purpose, otherwise, so then, subsequently,

有人叫他离开该城市,所以他就走了。

He was asked to leave the city and accordingly he went.

5、Exemplification

for example, for instance, such as, in this case, by way of illustration, including, like, as an illustration, as an example, ….

我将举例说明兔子的行为。

By way of illustration I'll refer to the behavior of rabbits.

6、Concession

although, though, in spite of, yet, after all, nevertheless, still, despite, regardless of, while it is true....

尽管天气不好，我们的假期仍过得很愉快。

Despite the bad weather we enjoyed our holiday.

7、Summary / Conclusion

to sum up, to summarize, in summary, to conclude, in conclusion, in a word, in short, in brief, briefly, all in all, in any case, in any event, all things considered, on the whole, in the final analysis, in the long run, on balance,

从各方面考虑一下，你的做法还是很明智的。

All things considered, you did very wisely.

8、Sequence

afterward, after, first, later, then, next, soon, at first, first of all, to begin with, in the first place, at the same time, for the time being, the next step, in time, in turn, later on, meanwhile, in the meantime, while, earlier, simultaneously, with this in mind, …

首先，迫在眉睫的是建立自然保护区。

To begin with, it is urgent to create nature reserves.

9、Emphasis

certainly, above all, indeed, of course, surely, actually, as a matter of fact, chiefly, especially, primarily, in particular, undoubtedly, absolutely, most important, particularly,

实际上，这是一个假货。

As a matter of fact, this is a fake.

10、Generalization

as a rule, as usual, for the most part, generally, generally speaking, ordinarily, usually, normally

大体说来，她是个品行端正的孩子。

She is for the most part a well-behaved child.

11、Restatement

in essence, in other words, namely, that is, that is to say, in short, in brief, to put it differently

只有一个学生通过了考试，就是彼得。

Only one student passed the exam, namely Peter.

12、Diversion

by the way, incidentally

我现在该走了。顺便提一句,如果你要那本书,我下次带来。

I must go now. Incidentally, if you want that book I'll bring it next time.

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