內容簡介
本書共十二個單元,每單元由三大部分組成。第一部分是“講座”,主要講解科技英語的語言特點、科技文獻的閱讀技巧和方法。每一講之後的“即學即測”,精選了內容豐富、形式多樣的練習,鞏固學生已學的知識。第二部分是“課文”,課文內容突出科技史特色,介紹人類發展進程中各個時期的科學和技術的發展、科技大發明和大發現、科學家故事等。第三部分是“拓展閱讀”,文章與課文話題相同,是對課文內容的拓展,目的是給學生提供更多的閱讀實踐機會,開闊視野。書後附有各單元的練習答案,便於學生核對和自主學習,所附參考譯文,僅供對照參考。本書適合作為高校非英語專業本科生的科技英語閱讀教材,也可供廣大科技人員和科技英語愛好者閱讀參考
目錄
Contents
Unit 1Historical Development of Science and Technology
Lecture(了解科技英語的語言特點Understanding Linguistic Featuresof EST1
TextTechnological Evolution of Humankind人類的技術發展史9
Extended ReadingInvention of Wheel車輪的發明16
Unit 2Ancient Civilizations
Lecture(提高科技英語閱讀理解能力Improving Reading Comprehensionof EST)20
TextAncient Technology古代的先進技術34
Extended ReadingDevelopment of Civilization文明的發展41
Unit 3History of Science in Early Cultures
Lecture(掌握科技英語文獻的閱讀方法Mastering ReadingMethods of EST)45
TextScience in the Greek World古希臘的科學62
Extended ReadingPlato and Aristotle柏拉圖與亞里士多德68
Unit 4History of Science and Technology in Ancient China
Lecture確定中心思想Determining the Main Idea72
TextScience and Technology of the Tang Dynasty唐朝的科技88
Extended ReadingScience inAncient China古代中國的科學97
Unit 5Science and Technology in the Middle Ages and Renaissance
Lecture辨認事實與細節Finding Major Details103
TextMedieval Science and Technology中世紀的科學與技術115
Extended Reading(Johannes Gutenberg and His Invention of MovableType Printing谷登堡的活版印刷)122
Unit 6Impact of Science in Europe
Lecture識別邏輯銜接詞Recognizing Logical Connectors126
Text(New Ideas during the Scientific Revolution科學革命時期的新思想)133
Extended Reading(Science in the Age of Enlightenment啟蒙運動時代的科學)145
Unit 7Industrial Revolution
Lecture識別段落類型Identifying Types of Paragraph149
Text(The Steam Engine — A New Source of Power蒸汽發動機—— 一種新的動力源)161
Extended ReadingMachine Tools機械工具166
Unit 8Modern Science and Technology (Ⅰ)
Lecture(了解銜接與連貫手段的使用 Understanding Cohesionand Cohesive)170
TextDevelopment of Natural Sciences自然科學的發展180
Extended ReadingJames Clerk Maxwell麥克斯韋189
Unit 9Modern Science and Technology (Ⅱ)
Lecture猜測詞義Guessing the Meaning of Unknown Words192
TextIn 1900, They Never Imagined1900年, 人們不曾想到……202
Extended Reading(Alexander Fleming and Penicillin弗萊明與青黴素)212
Unit 10Development of Science and Technology in New China
Lecture推理Making Inferences216
Text(Modern Development of Science and Technology in New China新中國的現代科技發展)232
Extended Reading(Yuan Longping — Father of Hybrid Rice“雜交水稻之父”袁隆平)237
Unit 11Scientific Discoveries and Inventions
Lecture總結Drawing Conclusions242
TextTechnologys Ubiquitous Reach科技無處不在253
Extended Reading(The Telephone and Its Inventor電話及其發明者)260
Unit 12Great Men and Women
Lecture(判定作者的觀點、態度和語氣Identifying the AuthorsViewpoint, Attitude
and Tone)264
TextThree Great Physicists古今三大物理學家279
Extended ReadingMadame Curie and Radium居里夫人與鐳286
Key 參考答案289
References 參考文獻313"