一、time的短语
against time 争分夺秒的 ahead of time提前 all the time 一直 as time goes on随时间推移
at all times 无论如何 at a time一次，每次 at one time曾经，一度 at any time随时 at no time绝不 at the time of在什么时候 at times 不时 before one's time提前，过早
behind the times behind time落在时代后面between times迟 by the time到什么时候
by this time到此 every time每次for a time一度，一时 for the first time第一次
for the time being暂时，眼下 from time to time有时go with the times赶时髦 have a good time玩得高兴 have a rough time吃苦受难in good time及时的in time 及时 on time准时
in no time 立刻，马上in one's own time在方便的时候in one's time 在某人一生中 in these time当今 in times to come将来 keep good/bad time走的准 make time腾出时间 of the time当代的 once upon a time从前 out of time不合时宜 some time or other迟早take one's time从容不迫take time of one's time一生中最愉快的 time and time again反复up to time准时
watch one's time 等待时机
二、连词
1. in/ by contrast 对比之下 2. unfortunately 不幸地 3. though/ although 尽管 4. even though 即使 5. anyway 无论如何 6. after all 毕竟 7. all the same 依然; 照样 8. in fact/ as a matter of fact 事实上 9. fortunately 幸运地 10. however 然而 11. in spite of 尽管; 虽然 12. at the same time 同时; 然而 13. otherwise 否则 14. on the contrary 相反 15. especially 尤其 16. There are two sides to everything.
三、有关 “承” 的连接词语, 用来承接上下文.
1.by this time 此时 2. at the same time 同时 3. after a while 过了一会儿 4. after a few days 几天以后 5. second/ secondly 第二; 第二点 6. in addition 另外
7. besides/ what’s more 另外 8. by the way 顺便提一句 9. in other words 换句话说 10. in particular/ particularly 特别地 11. worse still 更糟的是 11.in the same way 同样地 12.obviously 明显地 13. no doubt 无疑地 14. for example/ for instance 例如 15. therefore 因此 16. indeed 的确 17. unlike 不象… 18. certainly 当然 19. for another 其次 20. still 仍然 21.similarly 同样地
四、有关 “起” 的 l 连接词语, 用语开篇或引出扩展句.
1. at first/ in the beginning 起初 2. at present 现在; 当今
3. recently/ lately 最近 4. first/ firstly/ first of all 第一 5. generally speaking 一
般地说 6. on the whole 总的说来 7. It is well understood that … 8. There goes a saying that …. 9.for one thing… for another/ also 首先…其次 10.presently 此刻; 现在 11. to begin with/ to start with 首先; 第一 12. in general 一般来说 13. on the one hand… on the other hand 一方面… 另一方面 14. As the saying goes, ‘…
五、 连接词
（1）表选择关系或对等关系的连接词：either…or…，neither…nor, or, as well as…, and, both…and…。
（2）表因果关系或对等关系的连接词：therefore, so, as a result, as the result of …，because of, due to …,owing to, thanks to等。
（3）表时间顺序的连接词：the moment, as soon as, at first, then, later, meanwhyle, at the beginning, in the end, before long, for the first（second…）time, the minute等。
（4）表转折关系的连接词：yet, and yet, but , while, on the contrary, on the other hand, however, at the same time（然而）等。
（5）表解释说明的连接词：that is, that is to say, in other words, such as, for instance, and so on, etc. and the like等。
（6）表递进关系的连接词：not only…but (also), what，s more, what's worse, besides, in addition, worse still, moreover, above all等。
（7）表示总结的连接词：in a word, on the whole, in short, briefly, in brief, to sum up, in all等。
六、注意以下过渡词的用法
1、表示时间的
af first 起初
next 接下来
then 然后
after that 那以后
later 后来
soon 不久
soon/shortly after ……之后不久
finally 最后
in the end 最后
eventually 最终
at last 终于
lately 近来
recently 最近
since then 自从那时起
after that 那以后
in no time 不一会儿
after a while 一会儿
afterward 后来
to begin/start with=in the first place 首先、第一点
immediately 立即、马上
meanwhile=in the meantime=at the same time 在此期间、同时
earlier, until now 直到现在
suddenly=all of a sudden 突然
as a young man 当…… 是个年轻人的时候
at the age of… 在……岁的时候
as early as 早……的时候
as soon as 一……就……
before, the other day 几天前
early in the morning 大清早
after/before dark 天黑后/前
one day 有一天
one afternoon 一天下午
one morning 一天早晨
2、表示列举和时序
first, second, third…finally
firstly, secondly, thirdly…finally
first of all, next then, lastly
for one thing…for another…
at the same time
at first
at last
3、表示列举
for example 例如：……
namely 即……
for instance 例如：……
that is (to say) 也就是说
such as 如……
take…for example 拿……来说
like 像……
4、表示比较或对比
like 像
unlike 不像
similarly 同样地
in the same way 以相同的方式
compared to 与……相比
while 而
still=nevertheless 然而
on the contrary 正相反
different from 与……不同
on (the) one hand…on the other hand 一方面……另一方面
in contrast with 与……成对比
5、表示增补
and 而且
both…and 不但……而且
not only…but also 不但……而且
as well as 不但……而且
also=besides=furthermore=more over 此外、而且
in addition 并且
apart from 除了……之外
what's more 而且、更重要的
for another 另一方面
worse still=what's worse=to make matter worse 更糟糕的是
including 包括
6、表示因果
because 因为
since 既然
as 由于
now that 既然
therefore 因此
thus 这样
so 所以
as a result (of) 结果
because of=on account of 因为
thanks to 多亏、由于
for this reason 由于这个原因
if so 如果这样
if not 如果不是这样
7、表示目的
for this purpose
in order to do
so as to do
so that…
in order that…
8、表示递进或强调
besides 况且
what's more 更重要地是
thus 这样
above all 首先
indeed 的确
in fact/ as a matter of fact 事实上
in other words 换句话说
in that case 那样的话
or rather 更确切地说
particularly 特别地
9、表示转折
but 但是
still 然而
however 然而
while 而
10、表示总结
in a/one word 简言之、一句话、总之
generally speaking 一般说来
in short=in a few words 简言之
in conclusion=lastly 最后地
on the whole=taking everything into consideration 从总体来看、大体上
so 所以
therefore 因此
thus 这样
as has been mentioned 正如所提到的
it is quite clear that 很显然
there is no doubt that 毫无疑问
it is well-known that 大家都知道
as we all know=as is known
to us all 大家都知道
as/so far as I know 据我所知
to sum up=to summarize=in summary 总之
11、表示转折话题
by the way 顺便说
I am afraid 我恐怕
in my opinion 依我看来
to tell the truth 说实话
to be honest 诚实地说
in face 事实上
