在托福考试中，对于连词的把握非常重要，连词的理解与否往往决定对于一句话、一段内容的理解。这里为大家例举了托福考试中十分经典的十个连词及其近义词，大家可以进行参考学习。

　　一. And 并列关系 (and)

　　in addition / and / similarly / likewise / as well as / besides / furthermore / also / moreover / too/ not only...but / even / besides this / that

　　二. Sequence 顺序 (then)

　　出现的时候表示列举

　　first / initially / second etc. / to begin with / then / next / earlier / later / following this / that / afterwards

　　三. Consequence 结果 (so)

　　前面是后面的结果 / 也就是这些词后面就开始给出结论了。

　　as a result / thus / so / therefore / consequently / it follows that / thereby / eventually / in that case / admittedly

　　四. Contrast转折 (but )

　　表对前面论述的转折 / 一般后面才是作者观点

　　however / on the other hand / despite / in spite of / though / although / but / on the contrary / otherwise / yet / instead of / rather / whereas / nonetheless / in contrast

　　五. Certainty 确定 (of course)

　　强烈的确定 / 后面是作者的坚定论点

　　obviously / certainly / plainly / of course / undoubtedly

　　六. Condition 条件/ 因为 (if)

　　后面跟随着某种情况发生的前提或者是条件。

　　if / unless / whether / provided that / Given that / for / so that / whether / depending on

　　七. Time时间 (when )

　　before / since / as / until / meanwhile / at the moment / when / whenever / as soon as / just as

　　八. Summary 总结 (in a word)

　　作者的最后总结

　　in conclusion / in summary / lastly / finally / to sum up / to conclude / to recapitulate 重述 / in short / in a word

　　九. Example举例 (for example)

　　for example / for instance / just as / in particular / such as / namely 也就是

　　十. Reason 原因 ( because)

　　since / as / so / because (of) / due to / owing to / the reason why / in other words / leads to / cause