顺序关系 (Listing) 
firstly(first) / secondly(second) / thirdly(third) / in the first place / my next point is / to begin with / last but not least / finally / for one thing / previously/ subsequently / next / for a start / first of all
    目的：有条理的陈述、列举一些事实或者观点
    用法：理清思路，准确了解每一点讲述的内容和重点

因果关系 (Cause and effect) 
so / because / since / therefore / thus / for this reason / as a result / consequently / for / because of / due to / owing to / to result in / resulting from
目的：帮助迅速精确的定位信息点（很多题目问得是“为什么”）
用法：弄清哪些是原因，哪些是结果

例证关系 (Illustration) 
For instance / for example / suppose / let’s take … / an example of this is … / a case in point / (that) is …
目的：用具体事例来证明或者解释其观点
用法：当对于阐述内容不是十分理解的时候，可以利用例子帮助自己消化思考（如果已经理解，可以例子时间用来阅读后面题目）

转折关系 (changing the direction of thought) 17
But / and yet / nevertheless / on the other hand / although / though / however / on the contrary / in spite of / despite / while / whereas / othwise / instead / as a matter of fact / by contrast / contrarily
目的：提示听众说华人即将表达自己对某些事物的真正看法
用法：任何听力片断中都会出现，转折词之前的信息往往被设置成干扰项

归纳关系 (summary) 
To summarize / in other words / if I can just sum up / what I have been saying is / to sum up / to conclude / in short / in sum / in brief / in conclusion / thus / on the whole / it amounts to this / in a word
目的：说话人发言要点的概括
用法：听到归纳关系词标志着录音即将结束，或某一方面的阐述即将告一段落，马上将会有一段信息点非常集中的陈述，之前漏做的题目有一次补救的机会

时间顺序 (time relationship) 
Then / previously / before / while / when / meanwhile/ next / after that / in the meantime
目的：加强文章逻辑感，表明先后
用法：动作或步骤排序题应特别注意时间顺序词
强调关系 (relative importance of something) 6
It is worth nothing / actually / specially / especially / I’d like to direct (call your attention to)… / on point that deserves spcial attention…
目的：标志着重点信息的到来
用法：优先考虑，集中精神听

解释关系 (explanation or clarification) 
That is / namely / in other words / that is to say / I mean another way of saying… / let me put it this way / to put it another way / to put it simply
目的：a. 解释可能会造成理解困难的阐述
      b. 重复重要信息
用法：某信息反复强调或解释时，毫无疑问是考点
(与例证关系词的区别在于，此类词汇并非给出实例，只是词或句子的简单解释)

条件关系 (conditon) 
If / unless / assuming that / under the condition that.. / if … not
目的：特别注意引导词的从局部分
用法：条件与结果相比，条件更容易作为考试的考点