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连接性状语

连接性状语

连接性状语

英语中,不论是口头表达,还是书面表达,总是通过一些词、词组、短语或从句把各种意义的句子和句子、从句和从句、语段和语段、意群和意群连贯起来,好象一环紧扣一环的锁链那么完整,给人一个清浙、完美的语意表达.这种具有连句手段的词、词组、短语或句子又好似搭在两岸之间的桥梁,在上下文之间起到承上启下,融汇贯通的作用。发挥这种作用的成分大多是连接性状语。这种状语在语篇中只起连接作用。

连接性状语表示各种各样的语义关系,归纳起来,有以下几种:

1.表示列举和顺序：first(ly),second(ly),third(ly),foronething…,foranotherthing,forastart,tobeginwith,tostartwith,inthefirstplace,inthesecondplace,next,then,finally,last(ly),toconclude.例句：

Thisprojectwon’twork:forastart,it’sabadidea;andsecondly,itwillcosttoomuch.

Theytalkedaboutitforhours.Finally,theydecidedtogo.

2）表示意义的增补和引申：also,besides,furthermore,moreover,then,inaddition,aboveall,whatismore.例句：

Thehouseisnotbigenoughforus,andfurthermore,itistoofarfromtown.

Theyateaseven-coursemeal;inaddition,theydrankthreebottlesofwine.

3）表示同位关系：namely,forexample,forinstance,thatis,thatistosay.例句：

Heisveryfat,thatis,heweighs273pounds.

Thepassengerplaneofthe1980s,namelythesupersonicjet,transformedrelationsbetweenpeopleoftheworld.

4）表示结果：asaresult,consequently,so,hence,therefore,thus。例句：

Itrainedheavilyforthreehours.Consequently,allthelandherewasunderwater.

Theyrefusedtopaythehigherrentwhenanincreasewasannounced.Asaresult,theywereevictedfromthehouse.

5）表示意义等同：equally,likewise,similarly,inthesameway.例句：

Youmustpackenoughfoodforthejourney.Likewise,youwillneedwarmclothes,sopackthemtoo.

Thecostoffoodandclothinghascomedowninrecentyears.Similarly,fuelpriceshavefallenquitewell.

6)表示推论：otherwise,then,therefore,inthatcase.例句：

Dowhatyouaretoldto;otherwise,youwillbepunished.

I’veneverbeentoWales.I,therefore,don’tknowmuchaboutit.

7）表示换个说法：rather,inotherwords.例句：

Theyareenjoyingthemselves.Rather,theyappeartobeenjoyingthemselves.

Mybosssaidthathewouldhavetoletmego.Inotherwords,he