UnitOne1 Part ATechnical Words and Phrases1 Part BReading Material——Typical Sentences1 Part CSupplementary Reading4 UnitTwo6 Part ATechnical Words and Phrases6 Part BReading Material——Passages6 Part CSupplementary Reading9 UnitThree12 Part ATechnical Words and Phrases12 Part BReading Material(Basic Requirements of the Welding Processes)12 Part CSupplementary Reading(Expansion in Welding)14 UnitFour16 Part ATechnical Words and Phrases16 Part BReading Material(General Characteristics of the Welding Arc)16 Part CSupplementary Reading(Thermal Effects)19 UnitFive21 Part ATechnical Words and Phrases21 Part BReading Material(FluxShielded Arc Welding) 21 Part CSupplementary Reading(Types of Covering)24 UnitSix26 Part ATechnical Words and Phrases26 Part BReading Material(Edge Preparation and Penetration Control for Arc Welding)26 Part CSupplementary Reading(Prepared Joints)29 UnitSeven31 Part ATechnical Words and Phrases31 Part BReading Material(The Historical Background of GasShield Arc Welding) 31 Part CSupplementary Reading(Gasshielded Arc Welding)34 UnitEight36 Part ATechnical Words and Phrases36 Part BReading Material(Electron Beam Welding)36 Part CSupplementary Reading[Automatic Welding(Ⅰ)]40 UnitNine41 Part ATechnical Words and Phrases41 Part BReading Material(Resistance Butt Welding)41 Part CSupplementary Reading(Mechanizing Relative Motion)43 UnitTen45 Part ATechnical Words and Phrases45 Part BReading Material(Welding in the Century of Information Technology)45 Part CSupplementary Reading(Gas Shielded Welder)47 UnitEleven49 Part ATechnical Words and Phrases49 Part BReading Material[Welding Automation and Mechatronics (機電一體化)in Small Batch Production]49 Part CSupplementary Reading(Welding Inverter)51 UnitTwelve53 Part ATechnical Words and Phrases53 Part BReading Material(Economic Robot Welding Production)53 Part CSupplementary Reading(Welding Automation and Mechatronics in the Production of Railway Waggons)55 Prepare For This Course57 Comprehensive Reading Materials59 Appendix A Technical Vocabulary97 Appendix B Vocabulary102 References105