本书是机电类高职高专教材,覆盖面广,涵盖内容丰富,旨在帮助读者快速提高机电技术专业英语的阅读和翻译能力。
本书共分为五个部分,其中PART A部分为课文,主要涵盖机械工程基础、机械设计基础、机械制造技术、现代制造技术、机电一体化等专业方面的知识,且每篇课文后均有参考译文;PART B部分为阅读材料,内容涵盖与PART A部分基本一致.主要是为了配合课文而精选的阅读范文;附录一为科技英语语法与翻译,比较系统地介绍了科技英语语法与翻译的一些基本知识,旨在提高读者阅读科技文章、翻译专业文献的能力;附录二精选了一些常见的应用文范例,以便于读者参考;附录三为常用机械类缩略语。
本书实践性和实用性较强,难度适中,可作为机械设计制造及自动化、计算机辅助设计与制造、机电一体化、数控技术等专业的教材,也可供相关专业工程技术人员作为参考。

PART A Text
Lesson One Material Selection
Lesson Two Kinds of Steel
Lesson Three Properties of Metals and Heat Treatment of Steel
Lesson Four Forging, Stamping and Rolling
Lesson Five Lubrication
Lesson Six Hydraulic Power Transmission
Lesson Seven Introduction to Mechanical Design
Lesson Eight Introduction to Design of Mechanism Systems
Lesson Nine Machine Elements
Lesson Ten Gears
Lesson Eleven Shafts and Couplings
Lesson Twelve CAD and Applications
Lesson Thirteen The Basic Machining Techniques
Lesson Fourteen Engineering Tolerance
Lesson Fifteen Lathe
Lesson Sixteen Milling Machines
Lesson Seventeen Gear Manufacturing Methods
Lesson Eighteen Material Forming Processes
Lesson Nineteen Describing the Operation Panel
Lesson Twenty Safety and Maintenance for CNC Machine
Lesson Twenty-one Computer-Aided Process Planning
Lesson Twenty-two CAD/CAM/CNC
Lesson Twenty-three Flexible Manufacturing Systems
Lesson Twenty-four Computer Integrated Manufacturing System
Lesson Twenty-five Mechatronics
Lesson Twenty-six Programmable Logic Controllers
Lesson Twenty-seven Circuit and Motors
Lesson Twenty-eight Industrial Robots
Lesson Twenty-nine Components of a Robot System
Lesson Thirty Information Systems
PART B Reading Materials
Lesson One Classification of Metals
Lesson Two Brinell and Rockwell Hardness Test Method
Lesson Three Heat Treatments
Lesson Four Welding
Lesson Five Brakes
Lesson Six Principles of Engine Operation
Lesson Seven Selection of Mechanisms
Lesson Eight Fasteners and Springs
Lesson Nine Rolling Contact Bearings
Lesson Ten Computer-Aided Design Technology
Lesson Eleven Metal Cutting Operation System
Lesson Twelve Metal-Cutting Tools
Lesson Thirteen Grinding Machines
Lesson Fourteen Making Accurate Parts
Lesson Fifteen Introduction to Mould
Lesson Sixteen Why Learn Manual Programming
Lesson Seventeen CNC Versus Conventional Machining
Lesson Eighteen AC Servo Motor Maintenance
Lesson Nineteen N/C Machine Tool Elements
Lesson Twenty The Roles of Engineers in Manufacturing
Lesson Twenty-one Use of Sensors in Programmable Automation
Lesson Twenty-two Automatic Control Systems
Lesson Twenty-three Mechanization and Automation
Lesson Twenty-four Digital Camera
Lesson Twenty-five Artificial Intelligence
附录一 科技英语语法与翻译
一、科技英语翻译概述
二、科技文章的特点
三、词义的选择和引申
四、词量的增减
五、被动语态的译法
六、英汉语序的对比及翻译
七、长句的译法
八、科技应用文的译法
九、it和that在科技英语中的用法和译法
十、科技术语的翻译
附录二 应用文范例
一、招聘广告
二、英文求职信范例
三、简历
四、电子产品英文使用说明书范例
五、合同
附录三 常用机械类缩略语
主要参考文献

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本教材是根据高职高专机电类专业英语教学基本要求编写的。编者大多具有多年的教学实践经验和相关工程技术应用经历,通过精选内容、精心编排,做到使专业英语具有针对性和实用性,力求覆盖面广、通俗易懂、适合教学和自学,并为将来进一步学习和工作打下基础。