要写出清晰流畅的文章，需要用起连贯作用的过渡词把句与句、段与段各部分巧妙地连接在一起；这样可使文章衔接自然，段落或文章的发展脉络清晰，完整地表达中心思想。根据意思和作用的不同，考生应该掌握的常用过渡词可以归纳如下：
1．用在文章段落起始的过渡词
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generally speaking， to begin with， first of all， in the first place， as we know， as is known to all等
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Generally speaking, the more you practice, the more skillfully you can write in English.
一般来说，练习得越多，你的英语写作就越娴熟。
The trip to the Great Wall is highly recommended. The reasons are as follows. To start with, it's a symbol of Chinese civilization.
强烈推荐去长城游览，原因如下：首先它是中华文明的象征。
