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Signal / Transitional Words and Phrases
过渡词大
全
（
信
号
词
）
Addition:
表：此外；还有；加之；
and, also, too,
either,
也
as
well,
同样
not
only……but also,
not
only……but，
besides
，
in
addition
，
另外
as well
as;
除…以外
moreover
此外，而且
Sequence:
顺序词
:
Time order;
space order; logical order
in the first
place,
首先
first
of all,
首先
to
begin with,
首先
firstly,
首先
at first
开始时
=at
the
beginning
for
a start,
首先
then,
and then
然后
again, next,
再者；其次；
afterward,
subsequently
，
随
后
besides, in addition,
此
外
additionally,
加之
moreover, what's
more,
furthermore,
此外，而且
one more
thing,
此外
a
further,
此外
for
one thing,
首先
for
another,
另外
previously,
之前
meanwhile,
以此同时
simultaneously,
同时
concurrently,
同时
in the middle/process
of=during
lastly,
最后
finally,
in the end
；
eventu
ally
最后
last but
not least,
最后
Time
sequence words &
expressions:
时间顺序词
1.
now, nowadays, at
present…;现在，现阶段
2.
when, before,
after, as,
while, during…;
3.
the
moment
…正当…
4.
as soon
as
…一…就…
.
5.
hardly
< br>…
.when
…
.
一…就…
.
6.
scarcely
…
when
…一…就…
.<
/p>
7.
no
sooner
…
than
…
.
一…就…
.
8.
be about
to
…正要
9.
once
…
一旦
10.
between…and….;
11.
in…(year), .
in 1997;
in 2000
12.
last
……
; yesterday
morning;
13.
on Friday, on Friday
morning,
14.
in July, in winter
15.
on the eve of
the Spring Festival
…除夕之夜
16.
on the Mid-
Autumn Day;
中秋夜
17.
on the
evening of the Mid-autumn Day
18.
on the
National Day
19.
during the 8-day holiday
20.
over the last
10 years/decade
21.
in the
day(day-time), at night,
22.
in the
morning/evening/afternoon;
23.
at daybreak,
at sunrise, at sunset,
24.
at noon, at
midnight,
25.
at the end of this/last
month/year;
26.
by the end of this/last
year
；
by the
time
…
27.
at that time,
then, just then,
28.
since…; from
then on
29.
recently,( in) those days,( in) these
days
30.
later, afterwards, earlier, formerly,
…
.later, later
on.
31.
at the turn
of century
32.
in the first half of the
century
33.
in the 1990s, etc.
34.
in the
future, in recent future, in 2015,
35.
at birth, in
childhood, in infancy
（年少时）
,
36.
in
adolescence
（青春期）；
37.
when I was young, when I was a little
boy/girl,
38.
in
my teens, when I was a teenager,
39.
in my
early/middle/late 20s
40.
as an adult,
in adult-hood, in old
ages
在晚年
,
41.
at
death.
42.
Simultaneously,
simultaneous
with,
at
the
same
time,
in
the meantime, as,
meanwhile
43.
the
former,
the
latter,
previous,
previously,
prior
to,
44.
Ex-president,
ex-girlfriend
45.
first,
second,
third,
…
finally.
46.
Firstly,
secondly,
thirdly
……
..
47.
In the first
place, in the second place, etc.
48.
To begin
with, next, then, subsequently=afterwards, in
the next place;
49.
In
conclusion,
finally,
lastly,
in
the
end,
eventually,.
50.
Until
，
till
now
，
so far;
51.
Before long=
soon,
不久
52.
long
before
很久以前
53.
at this time
tomorrow;
54.
by the time when
…
55.
later on
后来
56.
For the time being
到目前为止；暂时
57.
In two weeks’
time 两周后
58.
In two weeks from today
离今天两周的时间内
59.
Sometime next
week
下周的某个时候
60.
This time
next week
下个星期的这个时候
61.
Time and time
again
再三
62.
From time to
time
. I see him from time
to time
我不时地去看他
63.
Ok, time`s
out. let’s come back to this later.
好，时
间到了。让我们迟些再谈这个
64.
They bought
him a cake in time for his birthday
他们及
时买了一个蛋糕祝贺他的生日
65.
提前半小时：
half an
hour early;
thirty minutes
early;
early by half an
hour;
half an hour ahead of
time;
half an hour ahead of
schedule
in
advance
Refer to
Process order words &expres
sions:
过程步骤顺序词
1.
Firstly, then, and then,
4.
until, as
soon as, as
…
;
2.
after that,
3.
next, the next,
at this
point/moment,
5.
before, while,
6.
at the same
time,
7.
after, when. once.
8.
lastly
，
finally,
Definit
ion:
下定义用词
9.
in the end,
10.
at
last;
a term,
is/are (called),
we have
sth. called,
is known
as,
is defined as,
被定义为
consist
of,
由…组成
is
comprised of=be made up
of,
is a form of,
is
formed of,
refer to, =
stand for
代
表
is called
=
is
referred
to
as
mean
；
is concerned with,
is about
Explanation:
解释词：也就是
in other words,
that is,
I mean,
namely,
即
that is to
say,
another way of saying,
equally,
refer to
A
dversative:
表示相反
、对比之词（
contrast
）
；转
折
whereas, while, but,
yet, however,
unfortunately,
nevertheless,
on
the other hand,
on the
contrary,
conversely,
meanwhile,
after all,
Comparison:
比较相似用词：
as……as, 同…一样
the
same as,
与
...
同样的
similarly,
同样
is similar
to
类似于
more than,
比…更…
most,
in
contrast,
相反
in
contrast,
although
this
may
be
true,
still,
instead,
though,
despite, in spite
of,
although,
apart from,
even if
by contras
witht
与…相比
,
in comparison
with,
与…相
比
compared
with/to,
与…相比
overrun, =exceed
outstrip,
超过
exceed,
超过，胜过
outdo,
胜过