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顧名思義 “信號詞”主要是指銜接句子或段落的代表性詞彙,信號詞通常會傳達出一些重要的資訊,目的要引起我們的重視。常見的信號詞,如:表示轉折、遞進、比較、態度等的詞彙,因此我們要有〝意識地〞關注GMAT閱讀中出現的信號詞。


首先,信號詞指出了與上文的關係,對我們準確把握全文提供了有效資訊。第二,段落間隔同樣重要,它標誌著新資訊的出現。但段落的展開不是任意的,每一段都標誌著一個新內容的展開。

常見的關係對應信號詞
  Relationship Signal
  Focus attention As for; Regarding; In reference to
  Add to previous point Furthermore; Moreover; In addition; As well as; Also; Like
  Likewise;Too
  Provide contrast On one hand / On the other hand; While; Rather; Instead; In
  contrast; Alternatively
  Provide conceding contrast Granted; It is true that; Certainly; Admittedly
  Despite; Although
  Provide emphatic contrast But; However; Even so; All the same; Still; That said
  Nevertheless; Nonetheless; Yet; Otherwise
  Dismiss previous point In any event; In any case
  Point out similarity Likewise; In the same way
  Structure the discussion First, Second, etc.; To begin with; Next; Finally; Again
  Give example For example; In particular; For instance
  Generalize In general; To a great extent; Broadly speaking
  Sum up, perhaps with exception In conclusion; In brief; Overall; Except for; Besides
  Indicate logical result Therefore; Thus; As a result; So; Accordingly; Hence
  Indicate logical cause Because; Since; As; Resulting from
  Restate for clarity In other words; That is; Namely; So to speak
  Hedge or soften position Apparently; At least; Can, Could, May, Might, Should; Pos
  sibly; Likely
  Strengthen position After all; Must, Have to; Always, Never, etc.
  Introduce surprise Actually; In fact; Indeed
  Reveal author’s attitude Fortunately; Unfortunately; other adverbs; So-called

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