(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
first, second, third…finally
firstly, secondly, thirdly…finally
first of all, next then, lastly
for one thing…for another…
at the same time
at first
at last
4、表示列举
for example 例如：……
namely 即……
for instance 例如：……
that is (to say) 也就是说
such as 如……
take…for example 拿……来说
like 像……
5、表示比较或对比
like 像
unlike 不像
similarly 同样地
in the same way 以相同的方式
compared to 与……相比
while 而
still=nevertheless 然而
on the contrary 正相反
different from 与……不同
on (the) one hand…on the other hand 一方面……另一方面in contrast with 与……成对比
6、表示增补
and 而且
both…and 不但……而且
not only…but also 不但……而且
as well as 不但……而且
also=besides=furthermore=more over 此外、而且
in addition 并且
apart from 除了……之外
what's more 而且、更重要的
for another 另一方面
worse still=what's worse=to make matter worse 更糟糕的是including 包括
