[转帖]transition words

words that can be used to SHOW LOCATION:
above, across, against, along, among, around, behind, below, beneath, beside, between, by, down, in back of, in front of, inside, into, near, off, on top of, outside, over, throughout, to the right, under

words that can be used to SHOW TIME:
about, after, at, before, during, first, second, third, until, meanwhile, today, tomorrow, yesterday, next, soon, later, finally, then, as soon as, when

words that can be used to COMPARE THINGS(SHOW SIMILARITIES):
in the same way, similarly, likewise, like, as, also, while

words that can be used to CONTRAST THINGS(SHOW DIFFERENCES):
on the other hand, even though, otherwise, however, but, still, although, yet

words that can be used to EMPHASIZE A POINT:
again, for this reason, in face, so

words that can be used to ADD INFORMATION:
again, also, another, for instance, besides, for example, and, next, finally, as well, along with, in addition

words that can be used to CONCLUDE or SUMMARIZE:
as a result, therefore, finally, lastly, in conclusion, in summary

以上的transition words对于写作的用处很大，如果每句话都能用上一个，那文章就会显的很有条理，而这是TWE高分必须的条件。大家现在写作文的时候尽量用，写完之后revise的时候加上这些单词，自己都能觉得文章的档次一下子提高很多的。