举个例子:
There are similarities between two literary works, such as The Great Gatsby and Death of a Salesman...The differences between the two literary works are explicit... austoday.com.au
下一段的过渡句:While both works present main characters with an aspiration to attain the American Dream, the ways in which they go about attaining this dream are different.
上段在讨论《了不起的盖茨比》和《推销员之死》的相似之处,下段则可这样开头:austoday.com.au
“虽然这两部作品的主角都追求美国梦,但他们的实现方式却截然不同。”
用“虽然……但……”清晰转向对比,读者立刻跟上你的思路。
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四、段落内部的过渡:让论述丝滑推进
段落内部也需要用小词短句引导阅读,避免逻辑跳跃。austoday.com.au
对比下面两版:
原段落: Deciding on a college is often a difficult decision for students. Most school counselors try to provide students with different resources. They include assessments and college brochures. Counselors need to provide students with more resources in order to help them make a more informed decision about what college to attend.
修改的段落(带有过渡):Deciding on a college is often a difficult decision for students. Therefore, most school counselors try to provide students with different resources such as assessments and college brochures. However, counselors need to provide students with more resources in order to help them make a more informed decision about what college to attend.austoday.com.au
- 原文:选大学对学生来说很难。学校顾问试图提供各种资源。包括评估和大学手册。顾问需要提供更多资源,以帮助学生做出更明智的选择。
- 加入过渡后:选大学对学生来说往往很困难。因此,学校顾问会尽力提供各种资源,例如评估测试和大学手册。然而,顾问仍需提供更多资源,以帮助学生更明智地抉择。
加入“因此”“例如”“然而”后,因果、举例、转折关系一目了然,段落立刻连贯起来。
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五、最后的小建议
写完不妨检查每段开头和结尾是否能自然衔接。如果感觉突兀,不妨:
- 调整句子顺序;
- 增加或修改过渡词句;
- 甚至重新组织段落。
过渡句看似是小细节,却是让英文写作层次清晰、流畅高级的关键所在。 用好它,你的文章离高分就不远了!
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