(一) 连接词

(1)表选择关系或对等关系的连接词：either…or…，neither…nor, or, as well as…, and, both…and…。

(2)表因果关系或对等关系的连接词：therefore, so, as a result, as the result of …，because of, due to …,owing to, thanks to等。

(3)表时间顺序的连接词：the moment, as soon as, at first, then, later, meanwhile, at the beginning, in the end, before long, for the first(second…)time, the minute等。

(4)表转折关系的连接词：yet, and yet, but , while, on the contrary, on the other hand, however, at the same time(然而)等。

(5)表解释说明的连接词：that is, that is to say, in other words, such as, for instance, and so on, etc. and the like等。

(6)表递进关系的连接词：not only…but (also), what，s more, what's worse, besides, in addition, worse still, moreover, above all等。

(7)表示总结的连接词：in a word, on the whole, in short, briefly, in brief, to sum up, in all等。

(三)注意以下过渡词的用法

1、表示时间的

af first 起初 next 接下来 then 然后 after that 那以后 later 后来 soon 不久 soon/shortly after ……之后不久 finally 最后 in the end 最后 eventually 最终 at last 终于 lately 近来 recently 最近

since then 自从那时起 after that 那以后 in no time 不一会儿 after a while 一会儿 afterward 后来

to begin/start with=in the first place 首先、第一点 immediately 立即、马上 meanwhile=in the meantime=at the same time 在此期间、同时 earlier, until now 直到现在 suddenly=all of a sudden 突然 as a young man 当…… 是个年轻人的时候 at the age of… 在……岁的时候as early as 早……的时候 as soon as 一……就…… before, the other day 几天前 early in the morning 大清早

after/before dark 天黑后/前 one day 有一天 one afternoon 一天下午 one morning 一天早晨

2、表示空间的

to the right/left 朝右/左 on the rinht/left 在右/左边 in the middle of 在中间 in front of 在前面

in the front of 在前面 at the back of 在后面 at the bottom of 在底部 on the edge of 在……的边上

on top of 在……的顶部 opposite to 与……相对 close to 靠近 near to 在……附近

next to 与……相邻 under 垂直在下 over 垂直在上 below 在下方 above 在上方 across 在……的另一边 around 在周围 behind 在后 before 在前 against 靠着、抵着 further on 再往前

3、表示列举和时序

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