为满足广大建筑类院校学生、建筑专业从业人员从事国际建筑工程业务交流的需要,备受期待的《建筑英语》一书经过周青、赵晖等几位编者仔细编著得以付梓成稿。《建筑英语》编者长期工作在外语教学一线,具有丰富的语言教学实践经验,她们在全面考察国内与部分国外建筑行业的基础上,针对涉外建筑实践中出现的语言交流问题,总结长期外语教学的实践经验,利用所在院校为高等建筑专业院校的有利条件,为专业外语学生编写了这本涵盖面广、理解性强的建筑类专业外语教材。

A simple contract consists of an agreement entered into by two or more parties, wherebv one of the parties undertakes to do something in return for something to be undertaken by the other.A contract has been defined as an agreement which directly creates and contemplates an obligation.The word is deriVed from the Latin contractum, meaning drawn together.
We all enter into contracts almost every day for the supply of goods,transportation and similar services,and in all these instances we are quite willing to pay for the services we receive.Our needs in these cases are comparatively simple and we do not need to enter into lengthy or complicated negotiations and no written contract iS normally executed.Nevertheless,each party to the contract has agreed to do something,and 1S liable for breach of contract if he fails to perform his part of the agreement.
In general,English law requires no special formalities in making contract but,士or various reasons,some contracts must be made in a particular form to be enforceable and, if thev are not made in that special way,then they will be ineffective.Notable among these contracts are contracts for the sale and disposal of land,and"land",for this Durpose,includes anything built on the land,as,for example,roads,bridges and other structures.
It is sufficient to create a legally binding contract,if the parties express their agreement and intention to enter into such a contract.If,however,there IS no written agreement and a dispute arises in respect of the contract,then the Court that decides the dispute will need to ascertain the terms of the contract from the evidence given by the parties,before it can make a decision on the matters in dispute. 英语是一种拓展国际视野、推进国际交流的语言工具;推及此义,建筑英语属于工程英语范畴,是建筑相关产业的从业人员开展国际工程业务交流的重要语言工具。
建筑业作为我国国民经济的支柱产业,是20世纪80年代实行改革开放政策后*早开放的行业之一。随着经济全球化和我国改革开放步伐的纵深推进,建筑业及其相关衍生行业多已走出**,从工程外包、工程设计施工、技术合作到管理模式、设计理念,建筑业从业人员参与国际交流、合作和竞争的机会越来越多。建筑业的全面开放已成为提升整个产业可持续发展、提升行业竞争力的必由之路。与此同时,建筑类院校学生、建筑专业从业人员对于紧密结合工程实际的建筑外语的需要变得现实而紧迫。
为满足广大建筑类院校学生、建筑专业从业人员从事国际建筑工程业务交流的需要,备受期待的《建筑英语》一书经过周青、赵晖等几位编者仔细编着得以付梓成稿。本书编者长期工作在外语教学一线,具有丰富的语言教学实践经验,她们在全面考察国内与部分国外建筑行业的基础上,针对涉外建筑实践中出现的语言交流问题,总结长期外语教学的实践经验,利用所在院校为高等建筑专业院校的有利条件,为专业外语学生编写了这本涵盖面广、理解性强的建筑类专业外语教材。我相信,建筑类院校广大学生通过系统学习《建筑英语》,必将为以后从事建筑对外交流提供重要的语言保障,进而为推进我国建筑业全面实现与国际市场接轨、推动建筑业又好又快发展发挥应有作用。

Unit 0ne
Lesson 0ne
Section A What a Building Is
Section B Building Structures
Section C Writing--English Writing for International Propect Contract Document and Correspondence

Lesson Two
Section A An Introduction to Design Process
Section B How Do We Design
Section C Writing Contract Agreement

Lesson Three
Section A The Art of the Skyscraper
Section B High—rise Buildings
Section C Writing--Call for Tenders/Bids by Employer

Lesson Four
Section A Brief Introduction of the Predecessor World Trade Center
Section B Daniel Libeskind
Section C Writing--Letter of Tender

Lesson Five
Section A Architects
Section B Architects
Section C Writing--Letter of Acceptance

Unit Two
Lesson Six
Section A Careers in Civil Engineering
Section B Civil Engineering
Section C Writing一一Inquiry for Supply

Lesson Seven
Section A Building Materials
Section B The Choice of Building Materials
Section C Writing——Quotation for Supply

Lesson Eight
Section A Cost Estimation
Section B Costs Associated With Constructed Facilities
Section C Writing Execution of Orders

Lesson Nine
Section A What Is Projcct Management
Section B Project Management
Section C Writing Notice tO Commence

Lesson Ten
Section A Civil Engineering Contracts
Section B Fixed—price Contract
Section C Writing Notice of Tests on Completion

Unit Three
Lesson Eleven
Section A Characteristics of Real Estate
Section B A Brief History of Real Estate Development
Section C Writing Excellent Execution Certificate

Lesson Twelve
Section A Marketing Real Estate
Section BInvestors in Real Property
Section C Writing——Claims by Contractor

Lesson Thirteen
Section A Mortgages and Financial Market
Section B Basic Concepts About Mortgage
Section Cwriting—Securities/Bonds/Guarantees(1)

Lesson Fourteen
Section AMethods of Valuation
Section B Reasons for Valuations
Section C Writing Securities/Bonds/Guarantees(2)

Lesson Fifteen
Section A Building Units
Section B Unity
Section C Writing--Securities/Bonds/Guarantees(3)
参考书目
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