later(后來(lái)), next(接下來(lái)), then(然后),after that(之后), finally(最終), at last(最終), eventually(最終), meanwhile(與此同時(shí)), from now on(從現(xiàn)在起), at the same time(與此同時(shí)),in the end(最后),at once(馬上),immediately(立即), in the meantime(與此同時(shí)), in the meanwhile(在這期間), recently(近日), soon(很快), during(在期間), nowadays(如今), lately最近, afterwards(后來(lái)), temporarily(暫時(shí)的), earlier(早些時(shí)候), now(如今), after a while(經(jīng)過(guò)一段時(shí)間),previously(之前)。例句如下:
The stubborn student finally began to change his mind。
Nowadays, people in many big cities are complaining about the heavy traffic。
nowadays表明事件發(fā)生的時(shí)間,是目前。
二、表明文章的組織結(jié)構(gòu):
1.排序,如:
first/firstly(第一), second/secondly(第二), third/thirdly(第三), then然后, finally最終, to begin with(首先), first of all(首先), in the first place(首先), last(最后), next(接下來(lái)), above all(首先), last but not least(最后但并非最不重要), first and most important(最重要的是)。
下面我們來(lái)看一篇小短文。
Spring is the best season to plant trees. Planting trees must conform to some correct steps. First, dig a hole which is big enough for the tree, but should not be too deep. Second, put a straight stick into the earth next to the hole. Then put the tree into the hole and tie it to the stick. After that, put the earth back in the hole again and push it hard with feet several times. At last water the young tree because water is important to the growth of young trees。
在這篇描述如何植樹(shù)的小短文中,通過(guò)first, second, then, after that, at last表示先后次序的連詞將各個(gè)句子連接起來(lái),從而構(gòu)成一篇連貫的文章。
2.舉例,如:
for example(舉個(gè)例子), for instance(比如), such as(例如), take ...for example(把……為例),except (for) (除了),to illustrate(來(lái)說(shuō)明), an example/ instance of this is(舉個(gè)例子)。例句如下:
For example, Mayun, CEO of Alibaba, online marketplace for global trade, revolutionized China’s internet ecology。
in other words/ to put it another way(換句話說(shuō)), in fact(事實(shí)上),as a matter of fact(作為一個(gè)事實(shí)), that is(那就是), in simpler terms用更簡(jiǎn)單的語(yǔ)言談一談, let me put it this way(讓我這么說(shuō)吧),namely(也就是說(shuō)),or rather(更確切地說(shuō))。例句如下:
In other words, we should better use the resources you have.
4. 總結(jié),如:
on the whole(從總體上看), in conclusion(總之), in a word(總之), to sum up(綜上所述), in brief(總之), in summary(綜上所述), to conclude(總而言之), to summarize(總結(jié)), in short(簡(jiǎn)而言之),it amounts to this(這等同于), what I have been saying is this(總而言之)。例句如下:
In conclusion, it is obvious that innovation is of great significance in our personal growth and the whole society。