英语过渡词是帮助读者理解文章结构和逻辑顺序的重要工具。以下是一些常见的英语过渡词分类及其示例：

文章及段落起始的过渡词语

to begin with 首先

generally speaking总体上讲

first of all第一，首先

in the first place首先

文章及段落结尾常用的过渡词语

therefore, thus因此

in conclusion最后

in brief, in a nutshell简言之

to sum up总而言之

in a word总之

表示先后次序的过渡词语

first, second第一，第二

next其次，然后

eventually最后，最终

since then自此之后

afterward以后，随后

meanwhile同时

therefore因而

immediately立刻

表示因果关系的过渡词语

accordingly于是

for this reason由于这个原因

as a result结果

in this way这样

consequently结果，因此

so所以

due to=owing to由于

because of因为

表示比较和对比的过渡词语

in contrast with... 与之相比

similarly同样

whereas然而

on the contrary相反

different from... 与...不同

likewise同样

in addition/additionally此外

开头常用短语

It's said that... 据说……

As we all know that... 我们都知道……

It's well known that... 众所周知……

As/So far as I know... 据我所知……

It is clear/obvious that... ……是显而易见的

表“结构顺序”

first/firstly 第一

first of all 首先

to begin/start with 首先

in the first place 首先

second/secondly 第二

next 其次；然后

and then 于是；然后

meanwhile/at the same time 同时

finally/eventually/at last/in the end 最终

表“并列补充”

also/too/as well 也；同样；而且

both...and... ……和……

either...or... 要么……要么……

neither...nor... 既不……也不……

not only...but also... 不但……而且……

besides 除此之外

moreover 另外；此外

in addition/additionally 加之；除……之外

by the way 顺便；顺便说

what's more 更重要的是；而且；此外

what's worse 更糟的是

as well as..

这些过渡词可以帮助读者更好地理解文章的流畅性和逻辑性，使文章更具连贯性和说服力。