英语写作和翻译常用连接词及句型

英语写作与翻译常用连接词及句型

1. 表示罗列增加

First, secondly, thirdly,…finally

For one thing … for another…，

On （the）one hand…on the other hand，

2. 表示时间顺序

First, …then / next,…. after that / next…., finally

now, at present, recently, after, afterwards, after that, after a while, in a few days, at first, in the beginning, to begin with,

later, next, finally, immediately, soon, suddenly, all of a sudden, at that moment, as soon as, form now on, from then on,

at the same time, meanwhile, till，not…until，before，after，when，while，as during，

3. 表示解释说明

for example, for instance, in this case, in fact, actually

4. 表示转折关系

but, however, while, though, or, otherwise, on the contrary, on the other, in spite of, even though, except (for), instead,

5. 表示并列关系

or，and，also，too，not only … but also，as well as，both… and，either …or，neither…nor

6. 表示因果关系

because，because of，since，now that，as，thanks to…，due to…，therefore，as a result （of），otherwise，so…that，such…that, consequently, accordingly

7. 表示条件关系

as (so) long as, on condition that, if, unless

8.表示让步关系

although, after all , though, even though, in spite of, despite,

9.表示递进

Besides / what‘s more / in addition / furthermore / moreover / another / also，

10.表示比较

be similar to，similarly，the same as，in contrast，compared with （to）…，

in the same way , likewise , equally

11.表示目的

for this reason, for this purpose, so that, in order to, so as to,

12.表示强调

in deed, in fact, surely, certainly, no doubt, without any doubt, truly, obviously, above all,

13.表示概括归纳

to sum up, finally, in conclusion, at last, in short，in a word，in summary

1. To sum up, Christmas is the most important holiday.

2. In conclusion, a consulate offers more services.

常用句型：

1. in order to

为了实现他的梦想，他学习非常努力。

He worked very hard in order to realize his dream.

她拼命干活以便到六点时把一切都准备就绪。

She worked hard in order that everything would be ready by 6 o‘clock……

2. so…that

他们太累了，除了伸懒腰什么都做不了了。

They were all so tired that they could do nothing but yawn.

3. such…that

天气非常冷，以致于街上一个人都没有。

It was such a cold day that there was nobody on the street.

5. would rather do…than do

他宁愿听他人讲而不愿自己说。

He would rather listen to others than talk himself.

8. not only…but also

在短短的三年的时间里她不但完成了所有课程，而且还获得了博士学位。

In just three years, she had not only finished all the lessons, but also received her doctor‘s degree.

9. either…or

如果考试过关，你可以买一个MP3或去云南玩一趟。

You could either buy an MP3 or go to Yunnan for a visit if you pass the exam.

10. Neithe r…nor

他是一个无聊的人，既不爱娱乐，也不爱读书。

He is a boring man. He likes neither entertainment nor reading.

11.他善良又乐于助人。

He was kind as well as helpful.

12. …as well

这个小孩活泼又可爱。

The child is active and funny as well.