Without signposting language, longer answers can lose focus and be hard to follow.

不使用指示语，较长的回答可能失去重点，很难听明白。

Remember, signposting language might seem very simple, but don't forget about it.

记住，指示词可能看上去很简单，但不要忘记用。

Was it the first signposts of Soviet totalitarianism?

这是苏维埃集权主义的第一个标志吗？

This isn't on the map, but it's all clearly signposted.

地图上没有画，但是路上设有明显的路标。

Adding signposting language can make a big difference.

加上指示语就会有很大变化。

Discourse markers and signposting language really comes in handy here.

话语标记和路标语言在这种情况下非常有用。

And he looked eagerly around as though hoping to see a signpost.

他环顾四周，好像希望看到指示牌。

They're powerful signposts, help your coherence and your fluency, lovely.

它们是强有力的路标词，让你的语句更连贯和流利，很好。

Look at a sample answer which doesn't use signposting language.

先看一个没用指示语的回答样例。

For example, the words " for example" are signposting language.

例如，for example 就是指示语。

Were you able to use the signposting language?

你会用指示词了吗？

And it's just a very simple signpost if you like, right?

这是一个很简单的标志词。

But " creative" is often a red flag, a signpost marking an insidious trade-off.

不过，“创意人士”这个词通常也是种危险信号，一种提示有权衡得失问题潜伏的路标。

So, the first thing to notice is what I call signposts.

首先要注意的是我称之为提示的东西。

Following that victory, Arnold received the phone call that would prove to be the next great signpost to his future.

那次获胜之后，阿诺德接到了一个电话，这将是通往光明未来的下一个重要标志。

Kind of a signpost that says, " You are now entering puberty."

而我们就像是标示牌，" 欢迎来到青春期。"

Next, let's look at another point which will make your answers clearer and more structured: signposting language.

接下来我们看看另一个能让回答更清晰，更有条理的要点吧：指示语。

Listen out for the signpost. Hmm, okay.

注意听提示。嗯，好吧。

Well, connectives and discourse markers are rather fancy names for fillers and signposts.

嗯，关联词和话语标志就是填充词和标志词的另一种说法。

Well, the signpost seems to say that way, but then that's a mirror.

嗯，指示牌上似乎是这么写的，但那是一面镜子而己。