Transitional Words and Phrases 英语作文常用替换词汇_.doc

Transitional Words and Phrases Using transitional words and phrases helps papers read more smoothly. They provide logical organization and understandability and improve the connections and transitions between thoughts A coherent paper allows the reader to flow from the first supporting point to the last. Transitions indicate relations, whether within a sentence, paragraph, or paper. This list illustrates relationships between ideas, followed by words and phrases that can connect them. Listing first, second, third； firstly, secondly, thirdly first, furthermore, finally first and most important to begin with, next, then, finally the former…the latter the first step, the second step, the next step in the first place, in the second place, finally last but not least for one thing,…for another thing; (首先……其次……)Paralleling并列 or??that is, thats to say?? not only…but（alsoand? in other words both…and? as well as neither…nor either…or Addition: also, too, again, besides, similarly, then, coupled with外加, furthermore, further, what is more, moreover, in addition, likewise同样地, as well as, Consequence: Accordingly因此, Hence因此,subsequently, consequently, therefore, thus, thereupon于是/因此, wherefore因此/为什么, as a result, for this reason, for this purpose, otherwise, so then那么/所以, Generalizing: generally, generally speaking, ordinarily, usually, as a rule通常, as usual, for the most part在极大程度上 Exemplifying: chiefly, especially, for instance, in particular, markedly, namely, particularly, including, specifically, such as Illustration: for example, for instance, as an illustration, illustrated with, as an example, in this case Emphasis most important of all, most importantly, above all, chiefly, with attention to, especially, particularly, singularly, obviously, certainly, undoubtedly, surely, very likely, indeed, in fact Exception: aside from, barring不包括/除非, besides, except, excepting, excluding, exclusive of, other than除了, outside of, save除了 Nobody else knows barring