PETS公共英语五级：阅读题重点连接词汇

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熟练掌握以下连接词与连接语，就能充分把握住作者的意图和考题的出题思路，所以希望考生能对之牢记在心。了解了这些连接词与连接语的不同功能后，相信你一定会在PETS的阅读理解上有所收获。一般把连接词与连接语分为以下三类：
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　　1.表明事件发生的时间顺序：then, first, at once, next, after that, previously, while, when, the following day, etc.

　　2.表明文章的组织结构：

) S- b" Q' i4 d) Z　　1）Listing: firstly, in the first place, secondly, thirdly, my next point is, last/finally, etc.

　　2）Illustrating: for example/ for instance, to illustrate, an example/ instance of this is, let's take………, take…. for example, etc.

　　3）Re-stating: in other words, that is to say, to put it another way, let me put it this way, or rather, namely, etc.

　　4）Referring: in this respect, in that connection, as we said, apart from this, etc.
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. V0 `6 y3 v8 k/ Y8 d　　5）Resuming: to resume, to return to the previous point, getting back to the argument, etc.

　　 6）Summarizing: to sum up, in short, it amounts to this, what I have been saying is this, etc.
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  s# ~, t4 m& A: h7 I　　7）Emphasizing: it is worth noting, I would like to direct your attention to, let us consider, we must now turn to, I shall begin by, etc.
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　　3.表明作者的观点、态度
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　　 1）Introducing（ or emphasizing） further evidence: moreover, furthermore, in addition, what's more, as well, etc.

& R" w% Z; p$ o6 Q5 y7 {& m) O　　2）Cause: because （of）, since, owing to, on account of, due to, as a result of, etc.