英语作文常用连接词(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 last4、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 contrast with 与……成对比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 including 包括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7、表示因果because 因为 since 既然 as 由于 now that 既然 therefore 因此 thus 这样 so 所以 as a result (of) 结果 because of=on account of 因为 thanks to 多亏for this reason 由于这个原因 if so 如果这样 if not 如果不是这样8、表示目的for this purpose in order to do so as to do so that… in order that…9、表示让步though/although no matter+疑问句in spite of whatever/however/whoever even if/ even though10、表示递进或强调besides 况且 what's more 更重要地是 thus 这样 above all 首先indeed 的确 in fact/ as a matter of fact 事实上in other words 换句话说 in that case 那样的话or rather 更确切地说 particularly 特别地11、表示转折but 但是 still 然而 however 然而 while 而12、表示总结in a/one word 简言之、一句话、总之 generally speaking 一般说来in short=in a few words 简言之 in conclusion=lastly 最后地on the whole=taking everything into consideration 从总体来看、大体上so 所以 therefore 因此 thus 这样as has been mentioned 正如所提到的 it is quite clear that 很显然there is no doubt that 毫无疑问 it is well-known that 大家都知道as we all know=as is known to us all 大家都知道as/so far as I know 据我所知 to sum up=to summarize=in summary 总之13、表示转折话题by the way 顺便说 I am afraid 我恐怕 in my opinion 依我看来to tell the truth 说实话 to be honest 诚实地说 in face 事实上高中英语作文基本框架结构：（1）对比观点题型：要求论述两个对立的观点并给出自己的看法。
