过渡性连接词
表对比
By contrast比较而言；on the contrary相反；on the other hand另一方面；
表举例
For example/for instance/例如；take…for example以……为例
表时间
from now on从现在起；from then on从那时起；at the same time/ in the meantime，in the meanwhile与此同时；all of sudden/suddenly突然
表顺序
to begin with/ first of all/in the first place/ first and for most首先；at last/ finally/ eventually/ in the end最后，终于
表解释
In other words换言之，in fact/ as a matter of fact/actually实际上；that is/ that is to say那就是说，
表递进
What is more再说，in addition此外；what is worse更糟的是
表让步
even though尽管；after all毕竟，in spite of this尽管如此；even if即使
表原因
For this reason因此，thanks to由于；owing to由于；because of由于；due to由于
表结果
as a result/ as a consequence结果
表总结
On the whole总的说来，in conclusion/ in a word/ to sum up/ in brief/ in summary/ to conclude/ in short总之，generally speaking一般说来，。