信号词不仅能帮助我们把握语篇结构，且信号词后面往往会跟着考点。今天为大家带来下面8类托福听力信号词。
大家要对这些词保持高度的敏感性！
表示因果关系
as a result 、therefore 、since、for 、for this reason 、so、because 、consequently 、as、thus
表示序列关系
first 、before 、first of all、on the right/left、next、to begin with、turn right/left 、afterward、meanwhile、second、 last but not least 、for a start、third 、finally、 until、between 、firstly 、subsequently、then 、secondly 、previously、in the middle 、for one thing、 for another、after 、in the first place
表示结论
as a result、altogether 、finally、in short、therefore 、overall、in sum 、thus、 on the whole、in brief 、accordingly、to conclude、in a word 、consequently、 to sum up、in conclusion、 so 、to summarize
表示列举
and、in addition to that、one more thing 、what’s more 、besides 、too、as well as、for instance 、both and 、together、for example 、further more 、such as、in addition 、likewise、 like、similarly、moreover
表示转折关系
although 、by contract 、as a matter of fact、nevertheless 、in contrast 、instead、 however 、while 、otherwise、though、 but 、despite、on the contrary 、on the other hand 、in the same way、in spite of 、yet 、whereas
表示强调
that is 、in particular、 I mean、namely、 especially、 actually、in other words 、that is to say 、specially、another way of saying、 equally
表示定义
define, is defined as, known as, that is, the term means, we mean, we can state
其他重要信号词
And now (we will) …
Most importantly…
Now tell me….
One more things before I move on to…
to start with…
Next, I’d like to…
finally, can you tell us…
And what about…
well, that’s about it
except for…
Right, so the first thing…
I’d like not to move on to…
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