★英语作文常用连词

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 last

4、表示列举

for example 例如：…… namely 即…… for instance 例如：…… that is (to say) 也就是说suchas 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……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

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 orde r that…

9、表示让步

though/although no matter+疑问in spite of whatever/however/whoever even if/ even though

10、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