注意以下过渡词的用法 

1、表示时间的 

af first 起初 

next 接下来 

then 然后 

after that 那以后 

later 后来 

soon 不久 

soon/shortly after ……之后不久 

finally 最后 

in the end 最后 

eventually 最终 

at last 终于 

lately 近来 

recently 最近 

since then 自从那时起 

after that 那以后 

in no time 不一会儿 

after a while 一会儿 

afterward 后来 

to begin/start with=in the first place 首先、第一点 

immediately 立即、马上 

meanwhile=in the meantime=at the same time 在此期间、同时 

earlier, until now 直到现在 

suddenly=all of a sudden 突然 

as a young man 当…… 是个年轻人的时候 

at the age of… 在……岁的时候 

as early as 早……的时候 

as soon as 一……就…… 

before, the other day 几天前 

early in the morning 大清早 

after/before dark 天黑后/前 

one day 有一天 

one afternoon 一天下午 

one morning 一天早晨 

2、表示空间的 

to the right/left 朝右/左 

on the rinht/left 在右/左边 

in the middle of 在中间 

in front of 在前面 

in the front of 在前面 

at the back of 在后面 

at the bottom of 在底部 

on the edge of 在……的边上 

on top of 在……的顶部 

opposite to 与……相对 

close to 靠近 

near to 在……附近 

next to 与……相邻 

under 垂直在下 

over 垂直在上 

below 在下方 

above 在上方 

across 在……的另一边 

around 在周围 

behind 在后 

before 在前 

against 靠着、抵着 

further on 再往前 

3、表示列举和时序 

first, second, third…finally 

firstly, secondly, thirdly…finally 

first of all, next then, lastly 

for one thing…for another… 

at the same time 

at first 

at last 

4、表示列举 

for example 例如：…… 

namely 即…… 

for instance 例如：…… 

that is (to say) 也就是说 

such as 如…… 

take…for example 拿……来说 

like 像…… 

5、表示比较或对比 

like 像 

unlike 不像 

similarly 同样地 

in the same way 以相同的方式 

compared to 与……相比 

while 而 

still=nevertheless 然而 

on the contrary 正相反 

different from 与……不同 

on (the) one hand…on the other hand 一方面……另一方面 

in contrast with 与……成对比 

6、表示增补 

and 而且 

both…and 不但……而且 

not only…but also 不但……而且 

as well as 不但……而且 

also=besides=furthermore=more over 此外、而且 

in addition 并且 

apart from 除了……之外 

what's more 而且、更重要的 

for another 另一方面 

worse still=what's worse=to make matter worse 更糟糕的是 

including 包括 

7、表示因果 

because 因为 

since 既然 

as 由于 

now that 既然 

therefore 因此 

thus 这样 

so 所以 

as a result (of) 结果 

because of=on account of 因为 

thanks to 多亏、由于 

for this reason 由于这个原因 

if so 如果这样 

if not 如果不是这样 

8、表示目的 

for this purpose 

in order to do 

so as to do 

so that… 

in order that… 

9、表示让步 

though/although 

no matter+疑问句 

in spite of 

whatever/however/whoever 

even if/ even though 

10、表示递进或强调 

besides 况且 

what's more 更重要地是 

thus 这样 

above all 首先 

indeed 的确 

in fact/ as a matter of fact 事实上 

in other words 换句话说 

in that case 那样的话 

or rather 更确切地说 

particularly 特别地 

11、表示转折 

but 但是 

still 然而 

however 然而 

while 而 

12、表示总结 

in a/one word 简言之、一句话、总之 

generally speaking 一般说来 

in short=in a few words 简言之 

in conclusion=lastly 最后地 

on the whole=taking everything into consideration 从总体来看、大体上 

so 所以 

therefore 因此 

thus 这样 

as has been mentioned 正如所提到的 

it is quite clear that 很显然 

there is no doubt that 毫无疑问 

it is well-known that 大家都知道 

as we all know=as is known 

to us all 大家都知道 

as/so far as I know 据我所知 

to sum up=to summarize=in summary 总之 

13、表示转折话题 

by the way 顺便说 

I am afraid 我恐怕 

in my opinion 依我看来 

to tell the truth 说实话 

to be honest 诚实地说 

in face 事实上