作文常用连接词和短语
（一）连接词
（1）表选择关系或对等关系的连接词：either…or…，neither…nor, or, as well as…, and, both…and… 。
（2）表因果关系或对等关系的连接词：therefore, so, as a result, as the result of …，as a result，for this reason 由于这个原因，because of（=on account of）, due to …,owing to, thanks to，since 既然，now that 既然，if so 如果这样，if not 如果不是这样等等
（3）表时间顺序的连接词：the moment, as soon as, at first, then, later, meanwhile, at the beginning, in the end, before long, for the first（second…）time, the minute等。
（4）表转折关系的连接词：yet, and yet, but , while, on the contrary, on the other hand, however, at the same time（然而）等。
（5）表解释说明的连接词：that is, that is to say, in other words, such as, for instance, and so on, etc. and the like等。
（6）表递进关系的连接词：not only…but (also), what，s more, what's worse, besides, in addition, worse still, moreover, above all等。
（7）表示总结的连接词：in a word, on the whole, in short, briefly, in brief, to sum up, in all等。 （二）注意以下过渡词的用法 1、表示时间：
at first 起初
next 接下来 then 然后
after that 那以后 later 后来
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
soon/shortly after ……之后不久 early in the morning 大清早 finally 最后 in the end 最后 eventually 最终 at last 终于
currently 现在;最近 lately 近来 recently 最近
since then 自从那时起 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 until now 直到现在
suddenly=all of a sudden 突然
after/before dark 天黑后/前 one day 有一天（表示未来） In the age of information 在信息时代
In today's industrial society,在工业社会 2、表示空间：
to the right/left 朝右/左 on the right/left 在右/左边 in the middle of 在中间 in front of 在前面
in the front of 在某一空间内部的前面
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 above all 首先 4、表示举例：
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…… including 包括 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
高考英语作文连接词观点类句型词组
