表示目的

for this reason,, for this purpose, so that, in order to, so as to,

表示强调

in deed, in fact, surely, certainly, no doubt, without any doubt, truly,

obviously, above all,

表示概括归纳

in a word, in short, in brief, on the whole, generally speaking, in my opinion, as far as I know, As we all know, as has been stated, as I have shown, finally, at last, in summary, in conclusion,

(三)掌握常用句型：

1. in order to

为了实现他的梦想，他学习非常努力。

He worked very hard in order to realize his dream.

他尽最大可能攒钱来负担他大学一年级的学费。

He was saving as much as possible in order to pay for his fresh year in the university.

2. in order that

她拼命干活以便到六点时把一切都准备就绪。

She worked hard in order that everything would be ready by 6 o’clock..

他随身带了几本书以便在漫长的旅途中不会太无聊。

He took some books with him in order that he would not get bored during the long journey.

3. so…that

无论遇到什么问题，他总是先想到自己。他太自私了，一直没有人愿意与他共事。

No matter what problem he faces, he always thinks about himself first. He is so selfish that nobody wants to work with him

他们太累了，除了伸懒腰什么都做不了了。

They were all so tired that they could do nothing but yawn.

4. such…that

他关窗户特别使劲以至于玻璃都碎了。

He shut the window with such force that the glass broke.

天气非常冷，以致于街上一个人都没有。

It was such a cold day that there was nobody on the street.

5. would rather do…than do

他宁愿听他人讲而不愿自己说。

He would rather listen to others than talk himself.

6. prefer doing to doing

他在办公室的时候，他总是愿找些事做而不愿意闲着。

While he was in the office, he preferred doing something to doing nothing.

他宁愿在精心准备后去做报告。

He prefers making speeches after careful preparation.

7. prefer to do…rather than do

比起女人，男人总是宁可在家睡觉也不愿花那么多时间来购物。

Compared with women, men always prefer to sleep at home rather than spend so much time shopping.

Tom 宁可工作到很晚来完成工作也不把它留到第二天去做。

Tom prefers to stay up late to finish the work rather than leave it done the next day.

8. not only…but also