Using Transitions 论文过渡句的使用

有效的使用过渡句可以增进段落的连贯性。过渡句的意思是用词或句子连接观点，句子或段落以帮助读者理解论文是如何被联系起来的。常用的过渡词汇按作用分为如下几类，供读者写作是参考：

To Show Time
After, as, before, next, during, eventually, later, finally, meanwhile, then, when, immediately, soon, subsequently, next today, tomorrow, yesterday
表达时间的副词：之后，同样的，之前，下一个，在。。。其间，后来，最后，与此同时，然后，当。。。，立刻，很快，随后，第二天，明天，昨天。

To Show Sequence
At first, first of all, to begin with, in the first place, at the same, simultaneously, secondly, finally, first and foremost
表示次序先后：起先，首先，从……开始，首先，同时，同时的，其次，最后

To Show Direction or Place
Above, around, below, beyond, beside, farther on, nearby, opposite to, close, to the right, elsewhere, here, there.
表达方向或地点：上面，周边，下面，以外，旁边，更远的，附近，对面，不远，其它地方，这里，那里。

To Show Addition
Additionally, and again, also, too, at the same time, beside, equally important, finally, further, furthermore, in addition, lastly, moreover, next, first, second
表达附加的：另外，再次，也，同时，在。。之旁，同样重要的，最后，更，此外，另外，最后，此外，然后，首先，第二个。

To Compare
Also, similarly, likewise, compare, by way of comparison, in the same way, by the same token
表达比较含义的：同样，还有，相比，通过比较方式，以同样的方法

To Contrast
But, however, at the same time, on the contrary, in contrast, yet, on the other hand, nevertheless, in spite of, conversely, still although, even though, instead, on the other hand, instead, rather than
表达对比涵义：但是，然而，同时，反之，相反，但是，另外一面，虽然，虽然，反过来，尽管仍然，反而

To Give Examples
For instance, for example, specifically, to illustrate, in fact, indeed, that is , in particular, namely, thus
举例：例如，比如，具体说明，事实上，的确，尤其是，就是这样

To Restate
In essence, in other words, namely, that is, that is to say, in short, in brief, to put it differently
表达重申的涵义：换句话讲，名义上讲，也就是说，换言之，简短的说，概括的讲，换个角度说

To Emphasize
Above all, chiefly, with attention to, especially, particularly, singularly, on top of that
表示强调：总上所述，主要来讲，重心是，特别是， 特别是，单一来讲，更重要的是

To Show Logical Relationship
Consequently, thus, as a result, if, so , therefore, hence, accordingly, because, otherwise, then, to this end, eventually
表达逻辑关系。因此，如果这样，因此，相应地，因为，否则的话，然后，为此，最终。

To Concede
Of course, naturally, granted, although, certainly, even though, with the exception of
表达认可的涵义：当然，自然，批准，虽然，当然，即使，除此之外

To Conclude or Summarize
Altogether, in brief, in conclusion, in other words, in short, in summary, to summarize, to sum up, therefore, that is， in general, finally, all things considered, all things said, in the final analysis, all in all, by and large, in any event, in final consideration.
总的来说，简单的讲，总结来说，换言之，简短的讲，总之，总结起来，归纳，因此，也就是说，总而言之，最后, 综上所言，综上所，根据最终分析， 总之，基本上，在任何情况下，根据最终考虑，简言之等。

以上是英语文章中常用的连接词与短语。如果您能正确而有效地使用，可以增加论文的说服力及逻辑连贯性，使文章的各个段落相得益彰，整体结构错落有致， 起承转合，恰到好处。当然，读者如果想在英文能力考试中取得好的成绩，还需要掌握论文中常用的名词及动词词汇及短语。我们的下一期将为读者顺次介绍，敬请关注我们的每一次文章。

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