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 Telescope26
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 Science49
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_cation155
Translation Tips 长难句的翻译方法 162
CHAPTER 8 Energy and Ecology165
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
Bibliography189