Contents
CHAPTER 1 Mysterious Universe.................... 1
Text 1 What Is Astronomy? .............................................................2
Text 2 The Solar System ................................................................. 7
Reading Tips 科技语篇的阅读策略 ....................................................12
Text 3 The Big Bang: It Sure Was Big! .......................................... 14
Translation Tips 科技语篇的翻译标准 ..........................................23
CHAPTER 2 Aerospace Engineering............. 25
Text 1 James Webb Space Telescope...........................................26
Text 2 China’s Tiangong Space Station .........................................31
Reading Tips 科技英语的词汇特点 ...............................................36
Text 3 Ramjet Engine ....................................................................39
Translation Tips 词义的选择与引申 ..............................................47
CHAPTER 3 Physical Science.......................49
Text 1 How Maglev Trains Work ...................................................50
Text 2 The General Theory of Relativity .......................................55
Reading Tips 科技英语中的数字用法 ........................................... 61
Text 3 The Echo-location in Bats ..................................................63
Translation Tips 科技英语倍数的翻译方法 ................................... 70
CHAPTER 4 Materials Science..................... 73
Text 1 Nanotechnology ................................................................. 74
Text 2 Graphene: The Magic Material .........................................79
Reading Tips 科技英语的句法特点（一） .......................................84
Text 3 Small Lights with Big Potential .......................................... 87
Translation Tips 否定句的翻译方法 ..............................................94
CHAPTER 5 Biomedical Science................... 97
Text 1 Artemisinin: Discovery from the Chinese Herbal Garden .....98
Text 2 What Are Heat Shock Proteins? ...................................... 103
Reading Tips 科技英语的句法特点（二） .......................................108
Text 3 That Others May Live ....................................................... 110
Translation Tips 状语从句的翻译方法 ......................................... 116
CHAPTER 6 Automatic Engineering............ 119
Text 1 Drone Technology ............................................................ 120
Text 2 3D Printing: What You Need to Know ..............................125
Reading Tips 事实与观点的区别 ....................................................130
Text 3 Robots in Home and Telerobots .......................................132
Translation Tips 定语从句的翻译方法 ........................................ 139
CHAPTER 7 Artificial Intelligence............... 141
Text 1 The Future of Information Technology and Arti_cial
Intelligence .......................................................................142
Text 2 Augmented Reality and Virtual Reality .............................147
Reading Tips 首/ 尾焦点与尾重原则 ...........................................153
Text 3 Radio Frequency Identi_cation.........................................155
Translation Tips 长难句的翻译方法 .............................................162
CHAPTER 8 Energy and Ecology.................165
Text 1 Why Are Alternative Energy Sources the Future? ............ 166
Text 2 Moving to a Competitive Low-carbon Economy ..............170
Reading Tips 科技语篇的主述位推进模式 .......................................176
Text 3 Of Warming and Warning .................................................178
Translation Tips 科技语篇翻译的衔接与连贯 ...............................185
Bibliography................................................189