《水利水电专业英语》

Lesson One1

Seven Major Rivers in China1

Reading Material　Present Status and Major Problems of River Regulation in China4

Lesson Two8

Achievements in Construction of Water Conservancy and Hydropower8

Reading Material China's Water Power Resources10

Lesson Three13

The Three Gorges Project13

Reading Material　The Gezhouba Project16

Lesson Four19

The Yellow River19

Reading Material　Taming the Yellow River22

Lesson Five25

How Water Circulates Throughout the World25

Reading Material　The Hydrologic Cycle28

Lesson Six32

River Floods32

Reading Material Flood Control36

Lesson Seven39

Why Men Build Dams39

Reading Material　History of Dams43

Lesson Eight47

Main Types of Dams47

Reading Material　Dam Construction51

Lesson Nine55

Levee55

Reading Material Methods Used in Draining Lands58

Lesson Ten62

Water Pollution62

Reading Material Water Pollution Control and Treatment66

Lesson Eleven69

Canals69

Reading Material　The Master Canal-builders71

Lesson Twelve75

Saving Water75

Reading Material Water Treatment78

Lesson Thirteen81

Aqueduct81

Reading Material Aqueducts——Ancient and Modern83

Lesson Fourteen86

Irrigation86

Reading Material Modern Irrigation Systems89

Lesson Fifteen92

Soil Conservation92

Reading Material Soil Erosion95

Lesson Sixteen98

Pumps98

Reading Material Main Types of Pumps101

Lesson Seventeen104

Water Power104

Reading Material Waterpower——a Natural Resource Put to Work107

Lesson Eighteen109

Hydraulic Turbine109

Reading Material　How Is a Turbine Working112

Lesson Nineteen115

Developing Hydroelectric Power（Ⅰ）115

Reading Material　Developing Hydroelectric Power（Ⅱ）118

Lesson Twenty121

Types of Hydroelectric Plants121

Reading Material　Hydroelectric Power124

APPENDIX Ⅰ 怎样查词典127

APPENDIX Ⅱ 英语构词法常识128

APPENDIX Ⅲ 英汉翻译常识130

APPENDIX Ⅳ VOCABULARY134

APPENDIX Ⅴ PHRASES AND EXPRESSIONS157

APPENDIX Ⅵ　PROPER NOUNS163