一、文章及段落起始常用的过渡词语

　　to begin with (首先); generally speaking (总体上讲); first of all (第一，首先); in the first place (首先)

　　二、文章及段落结尾常用的过渡词语

　　therefore, thus (因此); in conclusion (最后); in brief, in a nutshell (简言之); to sum up (总而言之); in a word (总之)

　　三、常用表示先后次序的过渡词语

　　first (第一);second (第二);next (其次，然后); eventually (最后，最终)

　　since then (自此以后); afterward (以后，随后); meanwhile (同时)

　　therefore (因而); immediately (立刻);finally (最后，最终)

　　四、常用表示因果关系的过渡词语

　　Accordingly (于是); for this reason (由于这个原因); as a result of (由……的结果); in this way (这样); consequently (结果，因此); due to(由于……);

　　Therefore (因而); because of (因为); thus (这样)

　　五、常用表示比较和对比的过渡词语

　　In contrast with (和……成对照); similarly (同样);whereas (然而); on the contrary (相反); different from (与……不同);likewise (同样); equally important (同样重要); on the other hand (另一方面)

　　六、常用表示举例的过渡词语

　　A case in point (恰当的例子);for example (举例);namely/that is (即，这就是说); for instance (举例)

　　七、常用表示强调的过渡词语

　　Furthermore (此外);moreover (而且); besides (此外);in fact (实际上);

　　Also (而且，也); indeed (的确); again (另外，还); in particular (尤其，特别); naturally (当然，自然，必然)