英语作文的“起承转合”衔接词

(一)表示“起”的词/词组：用于开篇引出扩展句。

atfirst 最初 for onething…(for another)

atpresent 现在;当今 首先…(其次)…

currently目前;最后 recently最近

first(ly)第一 in general 一般说来

inthe beginning 起初one the one hand…(on the other hand)

tobegin with 首先;第一 一方面…(另一方面)

firstof all 首先;第一 generally speaking 一般地说

inthe first place 首先;第一 on the whole 总起来说

lately最近 to start with 首先;第一

presently 现在;此刻 now 现在

(二)有关“承”的常用词语：用来承接上文。

after/afterthat/afterwards此后by this time 此时

aftera few days 几天以后certainly 无疑地;当然地

aftera while过了一会儿therefore 因此;结果

also/too并且;又 for example 例如

atthe same time 同时for instance 例如

beside此外 for this purpose为了这个目的

Besides/what,smore 而且;此外 from now on 从此

inaddition 此外 second 第二;第二点

inaddition to… 除…之外 secondly 第二

infact 事实上 similarly 同样地

inother words 换句话说 so所以

inparticular 特别(地) soon 不久

inthe same way 同样地still 仍然

bythe way 顺便提一句 then 然后

indeed的确 third 第三;第三点

meanwhile与此同时 thirdly 第三

moreover而且，此外 for another 其次

nodoubt 无疑地 such as 正如

obviously明显地 later 后来

ofcourse当然 truly 事实上;真实地

particularly特别地 unlike …不像……;和……不同

what is more 而且;此外

(三)有关“转”的常用词语：用来表示不同或相反的意见。

afterall 毕竟 fortunately 幸运地

allthe same 依然;照样 however 然而;无论如何

anyway无论如何 in spite of 尽管……;虽然……

atthe same time同时;然而 luckily 幸运地

but 但是 by this time 此时

though/although尽管 no doubt 无疑地

in/bycontrast 对比之下 onthe contrary 相反地

eventhough即使 otherwise 否则

still仍然 unfortunately 不幸地

infact 事实上 unlike 不像……;和……不同

as amatter of fact 事实上yet仍;然而;但是

especially特别地

(四)有关“合”的常用词语：用于小结上文或结束本段落的内容。

aboveall 最重要的是accordingly 于是

as aresult结果 in sum 总之，简而言之

ashas been noted 如前所述in summary 简要地说

as Ihave said 如我所述 onthe whole 总体来说;整个看来

atlast 最后 therefore 因此

byand large 一般说来 thus因此

briefly简单扼要地 to speakfrankly 坦白地说

bydoing so 如此 to sumup 总而言之

eventually最后 surely 无疑

finally最后 to conclude 总而言之

inbrief 简言之 no doubt 毫无疑问

inconclusion 总之，最后undoubtedly 无疑

inshort 简而言之 truly 的确

in aword 总之 so 所以

certainly当然地;无疑地 obviously 显然

all in all 总之

二、根据衔接词本身的意思和文章连接所需要的逻辑意义，可分为以下14类。

(一)表示因果关系

as aresult

He never studied hard, and as a result he failed in the lastexamination.

as aresult of

He is late for work as a result of traffic accident.

accordingly

He wanted to buy a radio for study English, and accordinglyher mother bought it for him.

because(of)

We are delayed because of a traffic jam.

dueto

His success is due to his excellent work.

owingto

Owing to his absence, our meeting is not held.

thanksto

Thanks to a good teacher, she passed the examination.

nowthat

Now that you have grown up, you must earn for yourself.

solong as

You could realize your dream so long as you try it again andagain.

since

Since you are here now, you,d better give a hand.

inthat

The policy is harmful in that it may encourage people togive up.

sothat

The office speaks at the top of his voice so that everysoldier could hear him.

therefore

There is a calculating mistakes there, therefore, the answeris wrong.

(二)表示解释关系

as a matter offact

I will go there this morning, as a matter of fact, I am only10 minutes, drive from you.

aswell

I will go there. My friend will go with me as well.

franklyspeaking

Frankly speaking, I am not very satisfactory with your words.

inthis case

In this case, I will go there as soon as possible.

(三)表示推理关系

orelse

Hurry up, or else you,ll be late.

otherwise

You must carry this passport, otherwise you will be stoppedby the guard.

if so

If so, it will make a great difference.

(四)表示递进关系

inaddition

I need your help. In addition, I also need her support.

besides

First, we must work hard. Besides, we must work with acreative mind.

andmoreover

The hat is the right size for you, and moreover, it goeswell with your skin.

thatis to say

The stock price is declining, that is to say, I am losingmoney.

inother words

I am not hungry, in other words, I really dislike the foodin this canteen.

equallyimportant

You should read more news from newspapers, and equallyimportant, keep an eye on the news from the radio.

What’smore

It is harmful to my health, and what’s more, it is no goodto my work.

lastbut not least

Last but bot least, my thanks should go to every member ofmy class.

(五)表示比较关系

equally

As a teacher, I should teach well, but equally, I shouldstudy well.

in the same way

It is such a coincidence that we figure it out in the sameway.

incontrast to

In contrast to your belief, I quite disagree with you.

instead

If you don’t go, I,ll go instead.

onthe contrary

You thought I like it. On the contrary, I dislike it.

incontrast

It is hot in the daytime, but in contrast it,s very cold atnight.

while

We are happy in China, while most Africans liveunhappily.