英语写作关联词

1、英文写作关联词:Transitional Words表示举例：(exemplification): for example, for instance, as an example, asa case, in point, as an illustration, such as, namely, that is, like, say表示比较：(comparison): similarly, likewise, in the same way, equallyimportant, like, both, the same as, in common表示对照：( contrast) : on th

2、e contrary, on the other hand, otherwise,unlike, in contrast, whereas, rather than, conversely, instead, by contrast 表示让步：( concession) : although, nevertheless, however, but, yet,admittedly, it is true t, in spitdbof, even though, granted that表示原因：( cause) : because, because of, as, since, for, owi

3、ng to, due to,on account of, on the ground of, as a result of表示结果：( result) : thus, so, consequently, hence, therefore, accordingly,as a result, for this reason, as a consequence, on that account, it followsthat表示强调：( emphasis) : chiefly, especially, indeed, in fact, certainly,particularly, to be su

4、re, actually, above all, surely, most important of all,even worse, no doubt, needless to say表示列举：( enumeration) : first, second, in the first place, first of all, tobegin with, in the second place, next, also, besides, furthermore,moreover, in addition, what is more, beyond that, for one thing, fora

5、nother, finally表示总结：( summary) :in conclusion, in short, in brief, in summary, onthe whole, finally, to sum up, to conclude表示开场：( introduction) : generally speaking, comparatively speaking,in general, in a sense, in a way, in my opinion, in some cases, nowadays, recently, currently, obviously, clear

6、ly, undoubtedlywhy young women don t want to have children1. What explains the growing trend toward delayed childbearing? First,In the first place,To start with,For one thing,First of all,the high divorce rate is making newly weds think twice about starting afamily right away. Secondly,Besides,In ad

7、dition,Furthermore,What s more,For another thing, many young couples want to be morefinancially secure before having children. Finally,Above all,Thirdly, more married women prefer to devote time to their careersbefore having a baby.2. There is a growing trend toward delayed childbearing among young

8、couples, although, though, even if,despite the fact, a married, childless woman is still regarded as “ horrible ” .3. Another reason is the current preoccupation with self-fulfillment among young couples. For example,For instance,As a case in point,As a illustration,one of my friends, who has no chi

9、ldren, thougheven though she has been married for eight years, said, “ itis difficult enough combining marriage and a career, let alone motherhood danone.4. The uncertainty of how children will turn out is another factor in their decision. “ Iwon tbreak my back for a kid who may turn out to be a cri

10、minal ” , as a married woman put it.As a result,Consequently,Accordingly,For this reason,So,Thus, they are unwilling to sacrifice their limited time, money and energy.5. In the past people thought that it was good to have a big family and that when children got old enough to work they could bring in

11、 money and take care of their parents. In contrast,On the contrary,Whereas,Instead of this notion, young people now regard children as a liability, both financial and emotional.6. In the United States, childbearing has lost its appeal for many American women. Similarly,Likewise, more and more Chines

12、e women put off having a child.7. The birth rate in many big cities begins to decline, on account ofowing tobecause ofon grounds ofas the result ofby reason of the growing trend toward delayed childbearing.8. ObviouslyUndoubtedlyIn a wayIn a senseIn my opinionGenerally speaking, young people are reluctant to have children simply because they gear they cannot afford time and energy for raising a child. Yet, HoweverNeverthelessOn the other hand, in the deep part of their hea