本教材分四大部分,**部分为专业基础课方面的内容,涉及到建材、测量、工程合同等方面;第二部分为道路及交通工程方面的内容;第三部分为桥梁工程方面内容。所选课文和阅读材料均取自近期英文书刊,基本上包括了道路与桥梁设计、施工、管理各环节的常用专业词汇。第四部分为翻译方法与技巧,阐述了科技英语翻译的基本原则、过程和实用的翻译技巧。为加强实践,每课或每节后均配有一定数量的练习,书后附有疑难语句注释和参考答案。
本书为公路、桥梁工程专业英语教材,读者对象为本专业高等院校学生,也可供有关专业技术人员自学或准备英语考核学习使用。

Part ⅠGeneral Knowledge
Lesson 1 Careers in Divil Engineering
Lesson 2 Modern Buildings and Structural Materials
Lesson 3 Prestressed Doncrete
Lesson 4 Remote Sensing Techniques
Lesson 5 Civil Engineering Contracts
Part Ⅱ Highway and Traffic Engineering
Lesson 6 History of Highways
Reading Material:highway Types
Lesson 7 Location Surveys in Rural Areass
ReadingMaterial:Some Dos and Don'ts of Highway Location
Lesson 8 Alignmet Design
ReadingMaterial:Interchange Types and Characteristics
Lesson 9 Drainage for Highways and Airports
Reading Material:Culverts
Lesson 10 Pavement
Reading Material:Bituminous Materials and Pavements
Lesson 11 Road Construction
Reading Material:Pavement Naintenance and steengthening
Lesson 12 Urban Transportation Planning
Reading Material:Data Collection Techniques
Lesson 13 Highway Capacity and Levels of Service
Reading Material:Traffic Signals
Lesson 14 Highway Safety(Ⅰ)
Reading Material:Highway Safety(Ⅱ)
Part Ⅲ Bridge Engineering
Lesson 15 Bridges
Reading Material:Bridges Design
Lesson 16 Philosophy of Structural Design
Reading Material:Bridge Mechanics
Lesson 17 Reinforced Concrete Bridges
Reading Material:Arches and Beams
Lesson 18 Prestressed Concrete Bridges(Ⅰ)
Reading Material:Prestressed Concrete Bridges(Ⅱ)
Lesson 19 Cable-Stayed Bridge
Reading Material:Suspension Bridges
Lesson 20 Bridge and alignment
Reading Material:Elevated Street Bridge
Lesson 21 Substructure
Reading Material:Foundations
Lesson 22 Construction Techniques
Reading Material:BridgeConstruction
Lesson 23 Bridge Rehabilitation(Ⅰ)
Reading Material:Bridge Rehabilitation(Ⅱ)
PartIV翻译方法和技巧
**节 概论
第二节 英汉语言对比
第三节 词义选择及引伸
第四节 词类转译法
第五节 增词法和重复法
第六节 省略法
第七节 特殊句型的译法
第八节 长句的译法
主要参考文献
AppendixⅠ Notes and Key to the Exercises
AppendiXⅡ Vocabulary
AppendixⅢ Special Terms