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单击此处编辑母版标题样式,单击此处编辑母版文本样式,第二级,第三级,第四级,第五级,*,Transitional Words,Transitional words and phrases provide the,glue,that holds ideas together in writing.They provide,coherence,(that hanging together,making sense as a whole)by helping the reader to understand the,relationship,between ideas,and they act as,signposts,that help the reader follow the,movement,of the discussion.,Transitional WordsTransitional,1,Contents,Addition,Comparison,Concession,Contrast,Exemplify,Cause/Effect,Conclusion,Diversion,Sequence,Restatement,Generalize,Emphasis,ContentsAdditionComparisonConc,2,Addition,in addition(to),furthermore,again,also,besides,moreover,whats more,similarly,next,finally,as well as,besides,likewise,aside from,apart from,除了汽车之外,这家工厂还生产自行车。,Aside from motorcars,the factory turns out bicycles.,Eg.,Additionin addition(to),furt,3,Comparison,in the same way,likewise,similarly,equally,identically,in comparison,just as,comparatively,correspondingly,我的鞋子比我妹妹的要小。,My shoes are small in comparison with my sisters.,Eg.,Comparisonin the same way,lik,4,Contrast,whereas,in contrast,on the other hand,instead,however,nevertheless,unlike,on the contrary,while,有些人喜欢肥肉,相反有些人讨厌肥肉。,Some people like fat meat,whereas others hate it.,Eg.,Contrastwhereas,in contrast,5,Cause/Effect,because,because of,for,since,due to,owing to,thanks to,as a result(of),accordingly,hence,so,thus,therefore,consequently,for this reason,for this purpose,otherwise,so then,subsequently,有人叫他离开该城市,所以他就走了。,He was asked to leave the city and accordingly he went.,Eg.,Cause/Effectbecause,because,6,Exemplification,for example,for instance,such as,in this case,by way of illustration,including,like,as an illustration,as an example,.,我将举例说明兔子的行为。,By way of illustration Ill refer to the behavior of rabbits.,Eg.,Exemplificationfor example,fo,7,Concession,although,though,in spite of,yet,after all,nevertheless,still,despite,regardless of,while it is true.,尽管天气不好,我们的假期仍过得很愉快。,Despite the bad weather we enjoyed our holiday.,Eg.,Concessionalthough,though,in,8,Summary/Conclusion,to sum up,to summarize,in summary,to conclude,in conclusion,in a word,in short,in brief,briefly,all in all,in any case,in any event,all things considered,on the whole,in the final analysis,in the long run,on balance,从各方面考虑一下,你的做法还是很明智的。,All things considered,you did very wisely.,Eg.,Summary/Conclusionto sum up,9,Sequence,afterward,after,first,later,then,next,soon,at first,first of all,to begin with,in the first place,at the same time,for the time being,the next step,in time,in turn,later on,meanwhile,in the meantime,while,earlier,simultaneously,with this in mind,首先,迫在眉睫的是建立自然保护区。,To begin with,it is urgent to create nature reserves.,Eg.,Sequenceafterward,after,firs,10,Emphasis,certainly,above all,indeed,of course,surely,actually,as a matter of fact,chiefly,especially,primarily,in particular,undoubtedly,absolutely,most important,particularly,实际上,这是一个假货。,As a matter of fact,this is a fake.,Eg.,Emphasiscertainly,above all,11,Generalization,as a rule,as usual,for the most part,generally,generally speaking,ordinarily,usually,normally,大体说来,她是个品行端正的孩子。,She is for the most part a well-behaved child.,Eg.,Generalizationas a rule,as us,12,Restatement,in essence,in other words,namely,that is,that is to say,in short,in brief,to put it differently,namely,只有一个学生通过了考试,就是彼得。,Only one student passed the exam,namely Peter.,Eg.,Restatementin essence,in othe,13,Diversion,by the way,incidentally,Pick out the transitional expressions used in the texts,23.,Secret of Aztec Idol,and,24.,The Scholarship Jacket,.,我现在该走了。顺便提一句,如果你要那本书,我下次带来。,I must go now.Incidentally,if you want that book Ill bring it next time.,Eg.,Diversionby the way,incidenta,14,
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