1.表示时间和顺序关系这类过渡词常用来表示时间先后顺序和一系列论据的前后次序.

　　after,before,first,second,then,next,finally,earlier,later,inthepast,atthepresent,while,when,since,meanwhile,soon,soonafter,temporarily,tobeginwith,toendwith...

　　2.表示空间关系这类过渡词经常用在说明文和描写文中,表示空间方位和顺序.

　　before,behind,below,beneath,between,here,there,where,beyond,nearby,under,above,over,below,ontheright(left),inthefrontof,infrontof,atthebackof,inthemiddleof,atthebottomof,oppositeto,nextto...

　　3.表示强调这类过渡词主要是用来强调某一个论点或论据,或事物的某个方面,在各类文体中都可以经常见到.

　　again,indeed,actually,and,besides,perhaps,really,truly,especially,specially,tobehonest,tobefrank,inparticular,inaddition,furthermore,naturally,ofcourse,torepeat,whatismore.如：

　　Weweretirediflivinginthenoisycrowdedcity,sowemovedtothecountryside.Werentasmallhouse.Inaddition,weboughtsomeoldfurniture.Wefeltquietathomeinthecountry.Whatismore,wecouldenjoyfreshairandlongwalkseveryday.

　　4.表示异同关系常用比较来指出不同事物间的相似之处,用对比来指出不同事物的不同之处.这类过渡词经常在议论文和说明文中使用,表示不同事物或事物不同方面的比较或对比.

　　unlike,like,likewise,but,despite,conversely,nevertheless,instead,however,incontrast,inthesamemanner,notonly...butalso,onthecontrary,ontheonehand,ontheotherhand,comparedwith,differentfrom,inspiteof,eventhough,similarly,whereas...如：

　　Tomysurprise,myfatherdidnotcriticizeme.Hepraisedmeinstead.Usually,myfatherdoesn'tneedanassistantonhisbusinesstour.However,heofferedtotakemewithhimthistime.Iguess,myfathergavemethisopportunityasatreatformycourageousconduct.

　　5.表示因果关系这类过渡词经常用在推理的文章中,表示逻辑上的因果关系.

　　accordingly,so,then,thus,hence,since,therefore,consequently,asaresult,becauseof,forthereason,dueto,inthisway.如：

　　Thepeopleofthetwocountrieswereonceonfriendlytermswitheachotherataperiodoftime.Butforsomehistoricalreasons,therelationsbetweenthetwonationswerebrokenoff.Asaresult,thepeoplehadbeenoutoftouchforaverylongtime.Astimewentby,thetwocountriesdecidedtorestoretheirdiplomaticrelationship.Accordingly,bothpartiesagreedtonegotiations.

　　6.表示举例或例证这类过渡词主要用来举例和例证,在各种文章中都会经常用到.

　　forexample,forinstance,acaseinpoint,thatis,incidentally,asanillustration,suchas,infact,ingeneral,inparticular,toillustrate,namely,inotherwords,thatistosay,thatis...如：

　　XiaoWangisaveryversatilestudent.Besideshisexcellentperformanceinhisstudies,heisgoodatballgames,andbasketballinparticular.Heisagoodswimmer,too,andhecandoindifferentstyles,suchasbackstrokestyleandfreestyle.Hecanalsoplaytwokindsofmusicalinstruments,namely,violinandpiano.

　　7.表示概要和结论这类过渡词通常用在议论文或说明文的结尾,表示对前面所阐述内容的概括或总结.

　　inaword,inshort,inbrief,tosumup,onthewhole,byandlarge,allinall,sofar,therefore,thus,insummary,inconclusion,toconclude,tosummarize...如：

　　White-hairedfolksreadthepaperontheirfarmhouseporchesatsunset.Worn-outwindmillsstoodaloneinpasture...Allinall,wedidnotseemuchevidencethatsmall-townAmericawasvanishing.