first/firstly(第一), second/secondly(第二), third/thirdly(第三), then然后, finally最終, to begin with(首先), first of all(首先), in the first place(首先), last(最后), next(接下來), above all(首先), last but not least(最后但并非最不重要), first and most important(最重要的是)。
下面我們來看一篇小短文。
Spring is the best season to plant trees. Planting trees must conform to some correct steps. First, dig a hole which is big enough for the tree, but should not be too deep. Second, put a straight stick into the earth next to the hole. Then put the tree into the hole and tie it to the stick. After that, put the earth back in the hole again and push it hard with feet several times. At last water the young tree because water is important to the growth of young trees.
在這篇描述如何植樹的小短文中,通過first, second, then, after that, at last表示先后次序的連詞將各個句子連接起來,從而構成一篇連貫的文章。
2. 重申、重新敘述,如:
in other words/ to put it another way(換句話說), in fact(事實上),as a matter of fact(作為一個事實), that is(那就是), in simpler terms用更簡單的語言談一談, let me put it this way(讓我這么說吧),namely(也就是說),or rather(更確切地說)。例句如下:
In other words, we should better use the resources you have.
3.舉例,如:
for example(舉個例子), for instance(比如), such as(例如), take ...for example(把……為例),except (for) (除了),to illustrate(來說明), an example/ instance of this is(舉個例子)。例句如下:
For example, Mayun, CEO of Alibaba, online marketplace for global trade, revolutionized China’s internet ecology.
作文中,我們可以利用這些表示舉例的連詞進行舉例說明,從而使觀點更有說服力,文章的內容也更豐滿。
4. 總結,如:
on the whole(從總體上看), in conclusion(總之), in a word(總之), to sum up(綜上所述), in brief(總之), in summary(綜上所述), to conclude(總而言之), to summarize(總結), in short(簡而言之),it amounts to this(這等同于), what I have been saying is this(總而言之)。例句如下:
In conclusion, it is obvious that innovation is of great significance in our personal growth and the whole society.
later(后來), next(接下來), then(然后),after that(之后), finally(最終), at last(最終), eventually(最終), meanwhile(與此同時), from now on(從現在起), at the same time(與此同時),in the end(最后),at once(馬上),immediately(立即), in the meantime(與此同時), in the meanwhile(在這期間), recently(近日), soon(很快), during(在期間), nowadays(如今), lately最近, afterwards(后來), temporarily(暫時的), earlier(早些時候), now(如今), after a while(經過一段時間),previously(之前)。例句如下:
The stubborn student finally began to change his mind.
finally表明經過一番波折,固執的學生最終改變了主意。
Nowadays, people in many big cities are complaining about the heavy traffic.