语言的连贯与否是评价一篇文章优劣的标准。在一篇文章里，语言的连贯主要体现在句与句、段与段之间。上句要能很自然地带出下句，后句与前句呼应，形成句句相连，读起来一气呵成；就如同听一段优美的乐曲，中间是不能停顿的。同样，段与段之间也要相互呼应，不可各自独立、前段不接后段、后段不理前段，使文章缺乏整体性。

语言的连贯方法很多，有我们最常说到的过渡词(transitional words)，也可以称为转折词，还有代词、同义词、近义词等许多成分。为了进一步了解英语语言连贯特点，我们先看下面的实例分析。

(一)了解连贯——实例分析

Directions：

A. Title: A Trip I Would Like to Take

B. Time limit: 40 minutes

C. Word limit: 120～150 words

D. Your composition must be written on the ANSWER SHEET.

这篇作文题目要求写“我所喜欢的旅行”，但这一旅行还没实现，是计划、打算或是愿望。如不清楚这一点，就有可能跑题。

请看一篇学生例文分析：

［“I have a dream one day, I can travel around China.” At that time I was only a little girl. Now I am an adult. I can turn it into reality. ］ ［I will begin my trip from our capital, Beijing. It is the center of politics, economy and culture. It is just a living history museum. The Great Wall, the Summer Palace, the Palace Museum…There are so many interests that I even cannot count all them out. ］ ［My first stop is Huhehaote, I want to see the grassland, to drink a cup of tea with milk, to listen to the wonderful tune played with matouqin.］

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