Addition or amplification: and, moreover, in addition

Contrast or opposition: but, on the contrary, instead

Cause or effect: because, thus, hence

Similarity: likewise, similarly, in the same way

Purpose: in order that, to this end, for this purpose

Time sequence: after, then, meanwhile

Logical sequence: in the first place, next, finally

Illustration: for instance, as an example, specifically

Concession: granted, to be sure, of course

Intensification: indeed, in fact, surely

Restatement: that is, in other words, as has been said

Sometimes a translator recognizes the need for a connective in English but supplies the wrong one. The commonest mistake of this kind is to put an “and” or an “also” where logic requires a “but” or a “however”.

Example:

A: Efforts will be made to introduce pensions, medical insurance and housing systems, and the best way to get laid-off workers out of poverty is to help them find jobs, Li stressed. [第二个子句和第一个子句的意思相反，是的，我们会采取措施帮助失业人员，但最重要的事情是帮助他们找到工作]

B: Efforts will be made to introduce pensions, medical insurance and housing systems, but the best way to get laid-off workers out of poverty is to help them find jobs, Li stressed.

A: Yunnan Province will also build and upgrade the highways leading from Kunming to such areas as Sichuan Province, the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, and Myanmar, Laos, and Vietnam. [无法同时建设和升级高速公路]

B: Yunnan Province will also build or upgrade the highways leading from Kunming to such areas as Sichuan Province, the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, and Myanmar, Laos, and Vietnam.