只会用 so, and, but 和 actually？ 20 个进阶版连接词，让你秒变英文写作达人！

so 的替代词

so 的用途是连接前因后果，使文章阅读起来更顺畅。但除了最基本的 “so”，还有很多字可以代替使用，让你的文章看起来更有变化性喔！

as a result

Mike had a car accident last night. As a result, he took a day off today.

Mike 昨天晚上出车祸，因此他今天请假。

thus

I already had some snacks an hour ago, thus I don’t want to eat anything now.

我一小时前才吃过点心，所以现在不想吃东西。

then

I made pesto pasta and then shared it with my family.

我做了青酱义大利面，然后与家人分享。

therefore

He was in the middle of something; therefore, he couldn’t make it tonight.

他很忙，所以他今晚不能来。

hence

They all love ice cream; hence they want to open a dessert shop together.

他们都喜欢冰淇淋，所以他们想一起开个甜点店。

consequently

这边要特别注意，consequently 并非可完全替代 so。若要使用 consequently，前句要有一个原因， 后面的结果句子中才能够放 consequently，它的意思比较倾向于「结果导致」。

He left his wallet at home, and consequently had to borrow money from his friend.

他把钱包忘在家，所以只好跟朋友借钱。

and 的替代词

在写文章的时候，我们常需要把两个相同属性的句子放在一起，此时若能适当地加上连接词，便能增加文章的连贯性及流畅度，也有补充先前概念的作用。

in addition (to)

In addition to my fixed pay, I got a lot of tips.

除了固定薪水外，我还得到不少小费。

furthermore

Furthermore, I bought a coat and a jacket for the coming winter.

另外，我买了外套和夹克应付将近的冬天。

moreover

Pilates is a good exercise; moreover, it is easy to learn.

皮拉提斯是很好的运动。而且，它很容易学习。

as well (as)

He bought some flowers  as well as some fresh fruit from the supermarket.

他在超级市场买了一些鲜花和水果。

but 的替代词

but 的用途是把两个语意相反的句子串连在一起，也就是作为「转折语」。

使用以下的连接词，能够自然地将不同的概念并列，使文章谈论的面向更加多元！

however

I thought the project was quite challenging. However, my supervisor didn’t like it at all.

我觉得这个专案还满有挑战性的。然而，我的主管一点都不喜欢这个专案。

nevertheless

A lot of people have already warned him the consequences of the decision. Nevertheless, he still insisted on doing it.

很多人已经警告过他这个决定会带来的后果。尽管如此，他还是坚持这样做。

nonetheless

 The book is too short; nonetheless, there are a lot of illuminating ideas in it.

这本书的篇幅很短，却有很多富有启发性的观点。

after all

Don’t blame him too much for the mistake. After all, we all make mistakes.

你就别再责怪他犯的错了。毕竟每个人都会犯错。

yet

It’s an awesome movie, yet it doesn’t have a happy ending.

这是部很棒的电影，但没有皆大欢喜的结局。

despite

使用 despite 时，在同一个句子中不能加 but。

despite 的后面要加名词不能加句子，despite the fact that 等于 although，后面加子句。

Despite his lack of work experience, he still got the job.

他虽然工作经验不足，但还是获得了这份工作。

actually 的替代词

以下的连接词，除了在文章使用外，在口说中也相当实用。他们除了意指「其实」，也有「事实上」的意思。

in fact

 In fact, I already have a boyfriend.

其实我已经有男朋友了。

to be honest

To be honest, I am starting to worry about the mortgage.

老实说，我开始担心房贷了。

indeed

Indeed, we are all lonely souls living alone in this world.

事实上，我们都是孤独活在世上的灵魂。

in reality

Everybody thought he’s poor, but in reality, his father owns a big company.

大家都以为他很穷，但事实上，他爸爸是一间大公司的老板。

as a matter of fact

As a matter of fact, I dropped out of school last year just because I was tired of studying.

事实上，我去年会休学只是因为我实在不想念书。