關系詞,即體現(xiàn)句子之間關系的詞或詞組。也有不少人稱之為信號詞,或者是連接詞。不管在雅思聽說讀寫四門中的任何一門都需要用到這類詞,以使得句子更加流暢,句意更加明晰。分析認為,關系詞可非分兩大類:
同向關系詞:即用上此類詞或詞組,句子內部或句子間的方向沒有發(fā)生改變,只是根據(jù)前面的句意進一步延伸和細化。將其歸納為:
舉例關系詞:for example, for instance, e.g., such as, like, take sth. for example.
類比關系詞:like, alike, similar, same, as.
選擇,并列和遞進關系詞:or, either…or, and, as well, also, besides, apart from, in addition, what’s more, furthermore, moreover.
因果關系詞:表示由引起的,后接原因的詞或詞組:because,because of,as a result of, as a consequence of, due to, result from, be attributed to, be contributed to, arise from, owing to, thanks to, in that.
表示導致,后接結果的詞或者詞組:so, therefore, thus, as a result, as a consequence, lead to, result in, attribute to, contribute to, give rise to, bring about, generate.
總結關系詞:in conclusion, to conclude, to sum up, in sum, all in all, in brief.
2. 逆向關系詞:
逆向關系詞,即用上此類詞或詞組,句子內部或句子間的方向發(fā)生改變,前后句子意思形成相反關系。總結發(fā)現(xiàn),這類詞包含:
否定關系詞:not, none, no, never, non-, dis-, un-, in-, im-, -less, few, little, hardly, barely, seldom, neither…nor.
轉折和讓步關系詞:but, however, yet, nevertheless, nonetheless, in fact, actually, despite, in spite of, although, even though, though.
對比關系詞:unlike,by contrast, in contrast, on the contrary, conversely.