Therefore, hence, so, then, thus

在写科技论文时候，我们经常遇到转折语句，需要使用“因此”来进行承转，常用的词汇包括therefore, hence, so, then, thus， consequently等。但是在具体使用时候会有些混淆，下面的几个例子说的比较好，可以参考。

例句：

Therefore, as a result, so, then, consequently

• She was therefore unable to find a solution. 
• So she had to quit her job. 
• I think; therefore I am.：我思故我在
• ‘We have missed the train.’ ‘Then we are going to have to hire a taxi.’
• They grew up in Japan; hence their interest in Zen Buddhism.
• He sustained severe injuries and, consequently, spent the rest of his life in a wheel chair.

Therefore is common in mathematical proofs.#比较正式，推荐在大多时候使用

Hence and thus#基本可以互换，hence多指未来或者接下来，hence 接will比较合适； thus用在过去式叙述中，重在结论

Hence and thus have the same basic meaning and are often interchangeable. However, there is a slight difference. Hence usually refers to the future. Thus usually refers to the past. It is often used to indicate a conclusion.

• Both sides played well, thus no winner was declared.
• The situation is getting more and more complicated. Hence we will have to proceed with caution. (NOT Thus we will have to proceed with caution.)

So and then# so比较通用，可以替代then，因此建议多用so，then用来指代两个人的response情况。
There is a difference between then and so. Then is used when one speaker replies to another. So can be used in both ways.

• ‘The last bus has gone.’ ‘So/ then we will have to walk.’ (Two speakers)
• ‘The last bus has gone, so we will have to walk. (NOT ‘The last bus has gone, then we will have to walk’) (Same speaker)