1.表示顺序增加:
first,second,third,
first,then/next ,after that,finally
for one thing … , for another…
on the one hand ,on the other hand,(一方面…,另一方面…)
besides, what’s more,(更重要的是) ,furthermore(此外,而且),
2.表示时间顺序:
now, at present(现在,目前), recently(近来),
after, after a while(过一会儿), in a few days,
at first, at the beginning (首先,从一开始),to beginning with(起初) ,
all of a sudden(突然),
at that moment(此刻),as soon as,from now on ,at the same time, meanwhile(同时),not..until…
3.表示解释说明:
for example, for instance(例如), in this case(既然这样,在这种情况下), moreover(而且,此外), furthermore,
in fact, actually ,in other words(换句话说),
4.表示转折关系:
but,however, while, though,otherwise(否则,另外), in spite of(尽管) ,even though,instead of(而不是,代替) ,of course,after all(毕竟).
5.表示并列关系:
and,also,not only …but also… as well as(不但…而且…,也), both …and…,either … or… ,neither …nor…
6.表示因果关系:
because, because of,since, thanks to…(幸亏…,多亏了…),
therefore(因此), as a result(作为结果) ,so …that…
7.表示条件关系:
as long as(只要), on condition that(如果,假如), if, unless,
8.表示让步关系:
though,although, even if, even though, whether… or…, whoever,whatever,no matter who (what, which,where,when, how…)
9.表示举例:
For example, for instance(例如), such as…,
take… example(拿..来说),that is to say(也就是说)
10.表示比较:
be similar to , the same as, in contrast(相比之下,相反),just like,
11.表示目的:
for this reason,for this purpose(为了这个目的),so that,
in order to(为了), as so to(所以),
12.表示概括归纳:
in a word, in short=in a few words(简而言之), in brief(简言之),
in my opinion,finally, at last, in summary(总之,概括起来),
in conclusion(总之,最后).generally speaking(总的来说),
on the whole(从总体上来看),
there is on doubt that (毫无疑问),
it’s well-known that (大家都知道),thus(这样)