1.表示并列關系
常用連詞:and not only ...but (also)
He didn’t go and she didn’t go either.他沒去,她也沒去。
This article is well-written and you’d better read it.這篇文章寫得很好,你最好看看。
Not only everything he had had taken away from him,but also his German citizenship was taken away from him.不僅他所有的一切被剝奪,而且連他的德國國籍也被剝奪了。
2.表示轉(zhuǎn)折關系
常用連詞:but yet when while
I would have written before but I have been ill.我本該早寫信的,但我生病了。
She’s a funny girl,yet you can’t help liking her.她很滑稽,但你禁不住會喜歡她。
He sold it for 10 dollars when everyone else sold it for 12.別人賣12元,他卻賣10元。
You like tennis,while I’d rather read.你愛打網(wǎng)球,但我愛看書。
3.表示選擇關系
常用連詞:or either ...or ...
Be careful about what you say or you may regret it.當心你講的話,否則你會后悔的。
Will he still be there or will he have gone away? 他還在那里還是可能已經(jīng)走了?
Either you are mad or I am (mad).不是你瘋了,就是我瘋了。
Either you must improve your work or we shall dismiss you.
要么你好好干,要么我就辭退你。
4.表示因果關系
常用連詞:for so
He shook his head,for he thought differently.他搖了搖頭,因為他有不同想法。
The ground is wet,for it rained last night.地面是濕的,因為昨晚下過雨。
He told me to do it,so I did it.他讓我這樣做,于是我就這樣做了。
【提示】 for 并列連詞,表示因果關系,一般置于主句之后。