科技英语阅读与翻译教程 / English reading and translation for science and technology

Chapter 1 Information Technology
Unit 1 Communication Technology
Text A The Communication Technology Ecosystem
Text B Understanding Communication Technologies
Unit 2 Computer Technology
Text A The Computer Revolutioand the History of Technology
Text B The Digitization of the World Picture
Unit 3 Network Technology
Text A The Internet
Text B Social Networking
Chapter 2 Life Science and Technology
Unit 4 Genetic Technology
Text A 20 Years After Dolly the Sheep Led the Way——Where Is Cloning Now?
Text B Genetics： The Study of Heredity
Unit 5 AgriculturaL Biotechnology
Text A Allergy-Free Peanuts? Not So Fast
Text B Whatever Happened to Advanced Biofuels?
Unit 5 Marine Biotechnology
Text A Blue Biotechnology Rises from Below
Text B Marine Biotechnology Opportunities for LatiAmerica
Chapter 3 TransportatioTechnology
Unit 7 Highway and Railway
Text A A Survey of Wireless CommunicatioTechnologies & Their Performance for High Speed Railways
Text B Evaluatioof High-Speed Track Quality Using Dynamic Simulatioof Vehicle-Track Interaction
Unit 8 Sea Transportation
Text A GreeMarine： AEnvironmental Program to Establish Sustainability iMarine Transportation
Text B Numerical Modeling of Air Pollutants Emitted by Waterway Transportation
Unit 9 Air Transportation
Text A What Supported the Growth of China' s Air Transport Industry from 1955 to 2011?
Text B Estimating Indices of Airport Productivity iGreater China
Chapter 4 Environmental Science and Technology
Unit 10 Ecosystem
Text A Biodiversity and Ecosystem Stability
Text B Climate Change and U．S． Natural Resources： Advancing the Nation' s Capability to Adapt
Unit 11 Resources and Environment
Text A Improving the Sustainable Efficiency of Food Systems
Text B Coping with Water Scarcity Challenge of the Twenty-First Century
Unit 12 Environmental Monitoring
Text A Alaska Water Quality Monitoring and Assessment Strategy
Text B HydrogeSulfide Exposure and Facts iSt Rose， LA
Chapter 5 New Energy Technology
Unit 13 Nuclear Energy
Text A How Nuclear Power CaStop Global Warming
Text B What Happens During a Nuclear Meltdown?
Unit 14 Solar Energy
Text A A Way to the Most Abundant Energy
Text B Fight over Rooftop Solar Forecasts a Bright Future for Cleaner Energy
Unit 15 Tidal & Wind Energy
Text A Energy Out of the Blue： Generating Electric Power from the Clash of River and Sea Water
Text B How a Wind Turbine Works
Chapter 6 Materials Science and Technology
Unit 16 Nano Materials
Text A Eight Reasons for Going Beyond Invisible to Nano
Text B Camera Chip for a Smart Phone Provides Superfine 3-D Resolution
Unit 17 Polymer Materials
Text A Basic Concepts and the Primary Structure of Polymers
Text B The History of the Concept of the Macromolecule
Unit 18 Rare Earth Materials
Text A A Brief Introductioto Rare Earth Materials
Text B Rare Earth Elements
Key to the Exercises