Transition words英文写作中的过渡词

Transition words l Chronological Relations now, nowadays;  when, before, after, while, during;  between… and …;  in …(year);  since…;  later, afterwards, earlier, formerly;  from then on;  at the turn of the century (decade);  in the first half of the century;  in the 1990s;  at birth, in childhood, in infancy, in adolescence, as an adult, in adulthood, in old age, at death;  simultaneously, simultaneous with, at the same time as, the former, the latter, previous, previously, prior to, first, second;  in the first place, in the second place;  to begin with, next, then, subsequently, in the next place;  in conclusion, finally, lastly, in the end l Process Descriptions first(ly),  then,  once,  next,  until,  as soon as,  lastly,  as,  at this point,  before,  while,  at the same time,  after,  when l Spatial Relationships 1) where; 2) in which, to which, from which; 3) under, over, inside, beside, on top of; 4) along, through, as far as; 5)north, northern, south, southern; 6) to the left, to the right, to the north; 7) at the back, in front, at the middle; adjacent to 邻近的；毗邻 parallel rectangle corresponding to parallel to semicircle 半圆形 Distance perpendicular to 垂直的；成直角的 Slope Midpoint plane水平；平面 Space Interior Opposite Surface Diagonal Overlapping Vertical 垂直的；直立；顶端 Edge Pyramid Horizontal水平的 limit exterior Intersection 交叉点；相交点       l Giving Specific Details For example As an illustration For instance In one instance For one thing In this instance To illustrate As an example In other words Take (sth as) example As follows In practice Let me illustrate According to statistics Let me cite as proof According to statistics evidence     l Making Comparison and Contrast To compare: Similar to At the same rate as Similarly As Like, alike (just) as … so Likewise In like manner Correspond to In the same way Correspondingly To have … in common Resemble 类似于；与…相像 Common characteristics, etc. resemblance To be parallel in … Almost the same as Both     To contrast: Differ from Unlike Different from While However Whereas 鉴于；然而；反之 Still In contrast to Nevertheless In opposition to Otherwise On the contrary Even so; although On the other hand Less/more/faster … than On the opposite side     l Discussing Cause and Effect So; thus Accordingly As a result Hence Consequently The result of Since The consequence of Result in Due to Therefore The effect of The reason for Have an effect on As owing to For this reason For Owe … to The cause of Because Thanks of It follows that Because of Out of       So that Such … that Seeing that So as … to Now … that For fear that       Make … possible; make it possible/impossible for … to do