1．表示起始关系的过渡性词语
above all， to begin/start with， today， now， nowadays， at present， currently， recently， generally speaking， according to， with the development of等。
(1)To be frank, studying for a degree in a different culture is never easy.
坦率的说，在不同的文化中为了一个学位而学习是不容易的。(2018·北京卷)
(2)Recently, the Ministry of Education has issued a requirement that students should be given labor education while at school, which arouses a heated debate.
近来，教育部要求上学期间加强学生劳动教育，这引起了激烈的讨论。(2018·广西贵港模拟书面表达)
