Contents Unit 1 Computer Science 1 Lead In 1 Further Development 2 Comprehensive Progress 4 Text A Hackers Are Enemy Number One on the Internet 4 Text B Computers 10 科技英語的語言特點——詞匯特點 13 Unit 2 Automation Technology 18 Lead In 18 Further Development 19 Comprehensive Progress 21 Text A Improving Industrial Efficiency through Robotics 21 Text B The Return of Artificial Intelligence 25 科技英語的語言特點——常用表達 29 Unit 3 The Environment 32 Lead In 32 Further Development 33 Comprehensive Progress 35 Text A Global Warming 35 Text B Waste Recycling 40 科技英語的語言特點——復合詞組 45 Unit 4 Energy Science 47 Lead In 47 Further Development 49 Comprehensive Progress 50 Text A Fuel for the Future 50 Text B The Trouble with Biofuels 55 科技英語的語言特點——閱讀技巧 59 Unit 5 Materials Science 63 Lead In 63 Further Development 65 Comprehensive Progress 67 Text A Materials Science & Engineering: An Exciting Career Field for the Future 67 Text B Plastics and the Microwave 71 科技英語的語言特點——被動語態(tài) 75 Unit 6 Biotechnology 80 Lead In 80 Further Development 82 Comprehensive Progress 84 Text A Genetic Engineering and Biochemistry 84 Text B Winemaking Waste Proves Effective Against Disease-causing Bacteria in Early Studies 89 科技英語的語言特點——多重復句 93 Unit 7 Transportation 95 Lead In 95 Further Development 96 Comprehensive Progress 98 Text A Transportation Shapes Cities 98 Text B Delivering the Goods 102 科技英語的語言特點——動詞非限定形式 107 Unit 8 Electronic Commerce 109 Lead In 109 Further Development 110 Comprehensive Progress 112 Text A Electronic Commerce 112 Text B A Smart Card for Everyone? 117 科技英語的語言特點——關聯(lián)詞 121 Unit 9 Marketing 126 Lead In 126 Further Development 127 Comprehensive Progress 129 Text A Modern Marketing 129 Text B How to Increase Your Sales during the Holidays 133 科技英語的語言特點——對比意義 136 Unit 10 Management 140 Lead In 140 Further Development 141 Comprehensive Progress 143 Text A Management and Its Functions 143 Text B Human Resources Management 148 科技英語的語言特點——名詞化 153 Glossary 156 References 175