1. 并列連詞
Take a shower and go to bed.
洗澡然后上床睡覺。
What do you want, chocolate or ice cream?
你想吃什么,巧克力還是冰淇淋?
Neither you nor Tim is the right candidate.
你和蒂姆都不是合適的人選。
We have to travel by air as well as by train.
我們要搭乘飛機還有火車。
2. 表示轉折意思的連詞
I got home, but nobody was there.
我到家了,但是沒有人在家。
They are brothers, but in a bad relationship.
他們是兄弟,但是關系不好。
The jewelry was not nice, yet expensive.
這件珠寶并不漂亮,但卻昂貴。
It's incredible, yet true.
這的確難以置信,但卻是真的。
3. 表示因果關系的連詞
The plane had been delayed, for the weather was awfully bad.
飛機晚點了,因為天氣太惡劣了。
We look like each other as we are sisters.
我們看起來很像,因為我們是姐妹。
She felt very thirsty so she bought a big bottle of water.
她覺得很渴,所以買了一大瓶水。
People don't protect the environment, therefore the green house effect has become more and more serious.
人們不保護環境,因此溫室效應變得越來越嚴重。
4. 引導時間狀語從句的從屬連詞
Everyone stopped talking when the music sounded.
當音樂響起的時候每個人都停止了交談。
It took her 2 hours to dress up before she left home.
她離家前花了兩小時打扮。
Tracy often drinks a glass of water after she gets up.
特蕾西在起床后經常喝一杯水。
How long is it since you came to China?
你來中國有多久了?
n. 珠寶,珠寶類