一般把连接词与连接语分为以下三类：

　　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:

　　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.

　　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.

　　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.