寫作時，要時時刻刻提醒自己：注意保持段落的一致性。

而過渡詞就是你的好幫手，它們可以幫助你釐清兩個概念之間的關係，導引讀者了解你的邏輯脈絡或是轉折。

 

如果你的段落是多個相關連的 idea 組成，那麼使用過渡詞就更重要了，這些過渡詞絕對能讓文章讀起來更清楚。

 

常用的過渡詞有以下幾種形式：

1. 專職過渡詞：thus, therefore, moreover, nevertheless, however....

2. 過渡片語：in fact, to conclude, on the contrary, for instance....

3. 某些形容詞：first, second...

4. 連結詞：and, but, for, or, nor.....

5. 在句子間重複出現的單字或片語也可作為過渡之用

6. 有節奏的提問也是一種過渡技巧

7. 使用同義語 (synonyms)：例如前一句用 sea 後一句用 ocean

8. 使用數字或英文符號 1, 2, 3.... a, b, c..... 來顯示過渡

9. 使用代名詞 (pronoun)

 

接下來在介紹一些常用的過渡詞：

解釋時使用： now, thus, for, in this case....

強調時使用：indeed, certainly, above all....

有條件時使用：but, however, yet, unless, except for....

舉例時使用： for example, for instance, thus...

比較時使用：like, similarly, likewise, in the same way...

對比時使用：in contrast, on the other hand, instead, unlike...

妥協時使用 (concession)：admittedly, nevertheless, of course, although, after all...

因果關係時使用：therefore, as a result, consequently, thus, hence, so, accordingly

總結時使用： in conclusion, to sum up, all in all, finally....

 

最後，我要強調一下代名詞 (pronoun) 的使用妙處，它們甚至可以稱為最強的過渡詞

除了可以在一個句子內發會過渡效果 (例如：We wondered what this moment.)

也可以在兩個句子間發揮過渡效果 (例如：We liiked at the fishing boats. They were tied up at the dock.)

 

使用代名詞可以讓我們避免一直重複用同一個字，也可以讓我們用比較少的字來寫一個句子！

 

例如：If a persson feels that a law is unjust, the person should work to repeal.

可更改為：If a person feels that a law is unjust, he should work to repeal it.

 

最後，我們來看一下範例文章，看看代名詞如何有效扮演過渡詞的角色，讓文章讀起來更流暢卻不失清楚

Karl wrote a number of suggestions to the newspaper about low-cost housing. Although they were not all practical suggestions, they were original enough to be published, leading to a surprising response from the public. Hundreds of letters were written to the editor. Some of them favored Karl's plans; others criticized them. The editor chose five letters in favor of Karls plans and five letters opposed to them. These were all published in the newspaper the following week.