Chronological (temporal) sequence 顺序
At first, first, firstly, second, secondly, then, next, eventually, in the end, lastly, later, subsequently, at the same time, simultaneously, afterwards, finally, last but not least
Additive 补充
And, in addition, moreover, besides, above all, further, furthermore, not only … but also, what is more, in the same way
Comparison 比较
Likewise, equally, similarly, in comparison, correspondingly, in the same way
Comparison / Contrastive 比较 / 对比
But, however, whereas, conversely, in contrast, unlike, on the contrary, on the other hand, yet
Concessive 让步
However, nevertheless, even though, still, yet
Expressing an alternative 提出可选项
Alternatively, on the other hand, rather
Causal (result/consequence) 因果
Consequently, so, accordingly, as a result, for this reason, hence, thus, owing to this/that, due to this/that, because of this/that, therefore, with this in mind, under these circumstances
Example / illustration 举例
For example, that is, such as, for instance, thus, as follows, the following, in this case
Explanation / rephrasing 解释
That is to say, in other words, namely, this means, to put it in another way, to put it simply
Thematising/starting a new point 提出新观点
With regard to, in regard to, with reference to, turning to, as for…, as far as… is concerned
Generalisation / hedging 模糊限制语
Generally, in general, on the whole, in most cases, normally, as a rule, in most cases, usually, for the most part
Interpersonal （情感）交际
Fortunately, unfortunately, certainly, luckily, needless to say, strangely enough
Emphasis/highlighting 强调
Mainly, especially, notably, in particular, particularly, clearly then
Conclusion 总结
In conclusion, to conclude, finally, to sum up, in brief, therefore
Condition/deduction 条件
Otherwise, under the circumstances, if so, if not, in that case, otherwise
November 28th, 2008 at 1:56 pm
嘿嘿，真巧，我昨天也写了篇类似的文章，不过没有你的全面