Therefore，Thus ，hence，then，accordingly与So用法辨析

这四个词的区别大致可从以下几方面去看：

1、therefore adv.因此, 所以=for that reason=consequently常用于连接两个并列分句，其前加“and”或分号“；”。

• He was ill, and therefore could not come. 他病了, 所以未能来。
• He has broken his leg and therefore he can't walk.他摔坏了腿，因此不能走路了。
• We do not have enough money. Therefore we cannot afford to buy the new car.我们的钱不够,因此买不成这辆新车。

2、so conj. adv因而, 所以, 结果是

• It was late, so we went home. 天晚了, 所以我们就回家去了。
• He was sick, so they were quiet.他病了，所以他们很安静。

3、hence adv.因此, 从此

• The town was built among the hills, hence the name Hilltown. 该城镇修建在群山之中,故取名'山城'。
• It is very late; hence you must go to bed.时间已经很晚了，因此你必须睡觉去。（记住前面是分号，而不是逗号）

4、then adv因此，就

  Go into the cave, then they won't see you. 躲进洞里去，那他们就看不到你了。

5、accordingly adv.因此, 从而；所以，因此结果；因此（偶作连词使用conj.）

• He was asked to leave the city and accordingly he went.有人叫他离开该城市,所以他就走了。
• You may arrange accordingly.你可以权宜处理。
• Mr Foster has never been to China. Consequently / Hence he knows very little about it.福斯特先生从未去过中国,所以对中国了解得很少。
• My car was broken down and consequently I was late. = in consequence

6、Thus  adv.如此，像这样；因此；于是

• He sold his farm and thus he had enough money for his journey.他卖掉了农场，这样他就有足够的钱旅行了。
• There has been no rain — thus, the crops are drying.天没下雨，因此庄稼要枯死了。