Engineering
New Words
- engineering the application of scientific and mathematical principles to practical use.
- range divide into classes
- dam a barrier constructed to hold back water and raise its level
- circuit
- handicapped
- ingenuity cleverness at making things
- sturdy study strong
- lever
- irrigation supplying land with water by means of channels or streams
- gigantic huge
- feat achievement
- aqueduct channel of the conveyance of water
- plane a tool for something the surface of the object
- wedge
- axle
- harness utilize
- ironmaking
- distinct clear obvious
- distinctive
- metallurgical
- mechanical
- speciality=specialty
- breakthrough
- obsolete
- challenge
- trait
- aptitude natural tendency, or ability
- systematically in a systematic manner
- orally by, through, or with the mouth
- visual
- video
phrases
- to range from… to…
- to do research the research of the facilities she wanted to desire
- in prehistoric times: at the time in human history before anything was written in prehistoric period
- to bring about : to cause to happen
- to keep pace with keep up with
- qualify somebody for : make somebody’s qualify for
- to be curious about: eager to know or learn
- to meet deadline to finish by the deadline
Sentences
- Engineers use principles of science to design structures, machines, and products of all kinds.
- The field of engineering includes a wide variety [各种各样] of activities.
- They developed complex equipment to explore the research of the outer space, and the depths of the oceans.
- Engineers also plan the electronic power and the water system, and do research to improve the automobiles, television sets, and other consumer products.
- They may work to reduce environment pollution.
- People adapted basis engineering techniques from things that were available in nature.
- The growth of civilization brought out a new wave of engineering efforts.
- Engineers have to study through their career to make sure of that their knowledge and experience do not become obsolete.
- The fields of engineering offer a broad range of job opportunities.
- Some engineers are involved in the research and development of new products. Other are responsible for turning plans and specifications for new structure, machines ,or systems into reality.
- He moved up into management position in business.
- He was willing to work with strict budgets and meet tight dealing.
- In addition, skill in directing and supervising other workers is an important part of many engineering jobs.
- She had supposed human ingenuity would find ways to overcome shortage. clearness
- Delicate Japanese trees were replaced by sturdier North American trees. Stronger
- The power of atom are about to be hardness for ever-greater production. utilize
- Her property was a handicap in her career. Barrier disadvantage
- These physicians and specialists’ finding was a great breakthrough in their fight against heart disease. Achievement
- The device is used to measure a range of the gun.
- The artist spent many years on his monumental painting, which covered all the walls of the exhibition hall.
- The truck was carrying a load of bananas.
- The design was worthless for all practical purposes.
- This experienced editor is said to be able to reduce the misprints to almost nil.
- The company has expanded its operations in Stanford by opening a new branch office there.
- There is a distinct improvement in your study, you must have put in more effort.
- The firm is now in the process of moving the main equipment to a new place.
- My grandfather was a career teacher, it’s only the job he had ever done.
- In system development, the specification refers to a description of how the design of a system, device, or program is to be implemented.
In the search for a style that is both modern and uniquely Chinese, traditional architectural patterns can be preserved, copied or ignored.
Over the last 100 years, New technology has transformed architectural possibilities Improved elevators enabled architects to design true skyscrapers,Architect s design the genuine skyscraper with the improved elevators, and the development of air-conditioning has allowed the construction of large building complex.built the international building with the development of air-condition.
In medicine as in law, government, and other lines of work, the requirements of honesty often seem less important because of greater needs: the need of to shelter from cruel news or to uphold a promise of secrecy; to expose dishonesty or to promote the public interest.
At times, doctors see important reasons to lie for the patients own sake; in their eyes, such lies differ sharply from self-serving ones. “Our is a profession which traditionally has been guided by a rule that exceeds the virtue of uttering the truth of truth’s sake, and that is ‘as far as possible to do no harm.’”
Writing
Advertising
With the development of the economic, A number of advertisings appear the street, the road, and even in your home. When you open the TV Sets, various of Advertising are playing. People have kinds of opinions with the advertising. Some think it is benefit for them to easily get goods which they want. Other think it is harm to them.
They believe advertising have possibility to do harm with them under several result. First it can make them hardly to choose the valuable information. Second The noise of advertising lead people can not sleep deeply. Third People lose their thinks to buy goods which really they want.
As the result, We should have a good eye to know the advertising. We will face the fact that advertising is anywhere, and have a sense of the advertising which is good or bad.
Advertising
Advertisements are now considered a part of our daily life. There are good reasons for their popularity. For one thing, advertisements help promote the sales and bring more orders and contracts, and thus more profits, to the manufacturers. For the others, thanks to advertisements consumers are now better informed and better educated. They have a wider variety to choose.
On the other hand, advertisement may also be misleading. False advertisement may induce consumers to buy products of inferior quality and thus do harm to manufacturers of better products as well as to consumers.
To prevent the possible harm, governments should take measure to see to it that advertisements are censored before they are shown to the public. Meanwhile, consumers should also be wary and use their common sense and common knowledge so as not to be taken in by false advertisements. Only in this way can advertisements be of the greatest benefit.
Vocabulary and Structure
- They went away for a fortnight on holiday. Two weeks
- The play was too sophisticated for them . complicated
- They purchased a car last week. Bought
- Will you help me to shift the furniture round, please? Move
- He erased all the pencil marks on the book. Rubbed out
- It was sensible of him to do that. Wise
- The affair looks suspicious to me. Doubtful
- How to talk to a Martian is an academic question. A theoretical 理论上 scholastic 学校的,教育的
- That was an awful crime. A terrible
- To save more money you will need to be more frugal. Economical 节省的 lucky幸运的 intelligence 聪明的
- My property was disposed of in a sale. Disturb 扰乱 distribute 分配 dispose of 去掉 dispute争论
- When Mr. Green retired his son took over business from him. Take off 起飞 take over 接管 take down 拆除 take after 长得像
- We had be better off without the noise from the children’s room.
- If the land belongs to you, why do you lay claim to it
- The repairs to your car will cost you at most $35.
- In the absence of the manager Mr. Smith is in charge of the business.
- The meeting came to an end at last.
- They have speeded up production. Bring up 教育,培养 put up 建造 speed up 加速 pull up 停下
- I can not ensure you a good post.
- Those jeans will shrink in the wash.
- A lifetime can become a family heirloom(传家宝). “Other gifts that you give do not last very long,”
- They are both beautiful and intimate. You have one on you wrist.
- For something so personal, choosing the right watch demands corresponding care.
- The most obvious trend in watches this season is the overwhelming popularity of sports watches in stainless steel.
- They prefer bold, active watches.
- For Patek Philippe, which has been building luxury gold watches since 1839.
- Smith comes to U.S. News after two notable successes as a magazine editor.
- He gave new vital power to the publication with the launch of a redesign and recruitment of several prominent editors.
- A sociable capacity for reform and change that is shown in the spectacular turnaround of National Journal.
- During that time the magazine substantially renewed its editorial product, recruited respected journalists, expanded its circulation, and significantly increased its advertising.
- He is very amusing.
- Students should be cultivated to develop the ability to analysis and solve the problems.
- This is a lucky place, if it isn’t, why do more and more people come to live here.
- I have lost my knife, which I often use for cutting flowers.
- Water can be composed by energy, a current of electricity.
- A big nation has its problems, a small nation has its advantages.
- They had prepared for this campaign as well as they had for larger.
- I really want to help him, but I don’t know how.
- He has a different way of life from ours.
Grammar
分词
是另一种非限定形式, 分为现在分词和过去分词.如breaking和broken
- They will carry out the plan passed at the yesterday’s meeting.(定语)
- The story is very amusing.(表语)
- Permitted by his boss, he left the office earlier than before.(状语)
自身的完成形式和被动形式.
- Not having made adequate preparations, they decided to put off the meeting until next meeting.
- Being repaired at that moment, the library can’t be opened to the students.
分词的独立结构，在这种形式中，分词有自己的逻辑主语。这种主语常是名词或代词主语。
- The problem being settled, they went back to rest.
- Weather permitting, they will go to the Great Wall.
- This paper deals with graduate education, with particular attention paid to John’s program.
Translation
- 为了明确的目的
- 重复英语中的省略名词。
- 重复作宾语
Students must be cultivated to develop to analyze and solve the problems.
必须培养学生分析问题和解决问题的能力。
This is a lucky place, if it isn’t, why do more and more people come to live.
这是块福地，要不是的话，为什么这么多人来此生活。
Ignorance is the mother of fear as well as admiration.无知是羡慕的根源，也是恐惧的根源。
I have lost my knife, which I often use for cutting flowers.
我丢了把刀，我常用它来修花枝。
Water can be decomposed by energy, a current of electricity.
水可由能量来分解， 所谓能量就是电流。
A big nation has its problem, a small country has its advantage.
大国有大国的困难， 小国有小国的优势。
They had prepared for this campaign as well as they had large one.
他们为这次战役所作的准备，其周密的程序，同他们为大的战役所做的准备一样。
I really want to help him, but I don’t know how.
我真的想帮他但不知如何帮他
He can not speak English, nor can she?
He has a different way of life from ours.
他的生活方式和我们的生活方式不一样。
I’ll discuss with you whenever you like it.
你什么时候高兴，我什么时候和你谈。
I wanted, I had always wanted, to be an actress. 我过去希望，我一直都希望当个演员。
- 为了修辞的需要， 汉语的重复会使文章生动活泼。
The rain falls in drops. 雨淅淅沥沥的下着。
This poem read well. 这首诗读起来琅琅上口。
Many years later, he changed his name and returned to his hometown.
多年后，他换名回到了家乡。
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