四六級閱讀中需熟練掌握的連接詞
熟練掌握以下連接詞與連接語，就能充分把握住作者的意圖和考題的出題思路，所以希望考生能對之要牢記在心。了解了這些連接詞與連接語的不同功能后，相信你一定會在閱讀理解上有所收獲。
一般把連接詞與連接語分為以下三類：
1.表明事件發(fā)生的時間順序：
then, first, at once, next,
after that, previously, while, when, the
following day, etc.
2.表明文章的組織結構：
1)Listing:
firstly, in the first place,
secondly, thirdly, my next point is,
last/finally, etc.
2)Illustrating:
for example/ for instance, to
illustrate, an example/ instance of this is,
let’s take….., take…. for example, etc.
3)Re-stating:
in other words, that is to say,
to put it another way, let me put it this way,
or rather, namely, etc.
4)Referring:
in this respect, in that
connection, as we said, apart from this, etc.
5)Resuming:
to resume, to return to the
previous point, getting back to the argument,etc.
6)Summarizing:
to sum up, in short, it amounts
to this, what I have been saying is this, etc.
7)Emphasizing:
it is worth noting, I would
like to direct your attention to, let us
consider, we must now turn to, I shall begin by,etc.
3.表明作者的觀點、態(tài)度
1)Introducing( or emphasizing) further evidence:
moreover, furthermore, in addition,
what’s more, as well, etc.
2)Cause:
because (of)， since, owing to, on
account of, due to, as a result of, etc.
3)Effect:
as a result, hence, therefore,
consequently, thus, so, etc.
4)Contrasting:
in / by contrast, on the
contrary, on the other hand, nevertheless,
whereas, while, yet, however, but, etc.
5)Comparison:
in like manner, likewise, in the
same way, similarly, in comparison with, etc.
6)Purpose:
to this end, for this purpose, with
this in mind, in order to, so that, etc.
7)Intensification:
indeed, in fact, in any
event / case, at no time, to tell the truth, etc
