《染整专业英语》是染整技术专业学生的一门重要专业基础课程。随着我国与世界各国交往的日益频繁，特别是在加入世界贸易组织后，我国纺织品生产和贸易等领域与国际接轨日益紧密，专业英语作为专业人员进行跨国界交流与沟通的必要手段，显得愈发重要。本书的编写，除了为高职高专类学生提供专业英语学习教材，提高学生的英语水平，适应未来的发展，还可以作为染整专业技术人员及相关工作人员的参考书。

本书是针对染整技术专业学生学习和使用英语的需要而编写的，内容基本覆盖了染整专业技术的各个方面。全书共分六章：第一章着重介绍纤维的理化性质，并对纱、织物的组成和特点作了简介；第二章为前处理工艺内容，涉及准备、烧毛、退浆、煮练、漂白、热定形和丝光；第三章为染色，内容涉及染料的种类、性质、染色设备和各种织物的染色工艺；第四章为印花，介绍各种常见的印花方法和方式；第五章为后整理，对机械、化学以及特殊整理工艺进行介绍；第六章为印染织物测试，分别介绍前处理、染色和印花织物的质量要求和测试方法。另外，在附录部分收入了一些印染专业英文术语，并附有详细的英文释义，便于读者准确理解词汇，作为资料备查。

本教材适合高职高专染整技术专业的学生使用，也可供从事染整技术工作的人员学习和参考。

Chapter 1 Fibre, Yarn and Fabric

1.1 Text:What is a fibre

Reading material: Fine structure of fibre

1.2 Text: Natural cellulosic fibres

Reading material: Degradation of cellulose

1.3 Text :Natural protein fibres

Reading material: Wool farming

1.4 Text: Regenerated fibres

Reading material: Tencel

1.5 Text: Synthetic fibres

Reading material: Fibre lustre

1.6 Text: Yarn and fabric

Reading material:Primary and secondary motions of loon

Chapter 2 Pre-treatment Processes of Textiles

2.1 Text: Preparations before wet pre-treatment

Reading material:Water and textile processing

2.2 Text :Desizing

Reading material: Size reclamation

2.3 Text: Scouring

Reading material:Special scouring processes

2.4 Text :Bleaching

Reading material: Surfactants

2.5 Text :Mercerizing

Reading material: Degumming of silk

2.6 Text. Heat setting

Reading material:Heat-setting and steam-setting of nylon

Chapter 3 Dyeing of Textiles

3.1 Text :Introduction to dyeing

Reading material: Dyeing equilibrium

3.2 Text: Classification of dyes

Reading material: Attributes of colour

3.3 Text :Dyeing machines

Reading material:Pad dyeing machine

3.4 Text :Dyeing of cellulose fabric

Reading material:Structure of cotton in relation to dyeing

3.5 Text: Dyeing of protein fabric

Reading material: Colour kitchens

3.6 Text: Dyeing of polyester fabric

Reading material:Colour matching in textile

3.7 Text: Dyeing of polyacrylic textiles

Reading material: Action of auxiliaries

Chapter 4 Printing of Textiles

4.1 Text :Introduction to printing

Reading material:Preparation of the fabric for printing

4.2 Text: Roller printing

Reading material:Ingredients of printing paste

4.3 Text: Screen printing

Reading material:Preparation of screen

4.4 Text. Transfer printing

Reading material:Other special printing techniques

4.5 Text: Direct printing with dyes

Reading material: Thickener

4.6 Text:Direct printing with pigments

Reading material: Designs

4.7 Text: Discharge and resist printing

Reading material: Post-print processes

Chapter 5 Finishing of Textiles

5.1 Text.Introduction to finishing

Reading material:Shrinkage control for wool

5.2 Text :Mechanical finishes

Reading material:Sueding or emerising

5.3 Text. Application of resin for finishing

Reading material: Dimethyloldihydroxyethylene-urea

5.4 Text:Water proofing and water repellent finishes

Reading material:Weighting of silk

5.5 Text: Flame retardant finish

Reading material: Shiffon finish

5.6 Text: Other special finishes

Reading material: Enzyme finishing

Chapter 6 Textile Testing

6.1 Text:Introduction to textile testing

Reading material:Terms used in sampling

6.2 Text :Testing of pre-treated fabric

Reading material:Precision and accuracy

6.3 Text: Measurement of coloured fabric

Reading material:Use of the grey scales

6.4 Text: Measurement of finished fabric

Reading material:Systematic error and random error

Appendix 1 Key Terms in Dyeing and Finishing

Appendix 2 Vocabulary

Appendix 3 Phrases and Expressions