《水利英语基础教程》由杨登新主编，本教材的编写目的是：

(1)使学生初步接触水利方面的英语文章，初步了解水利英语的特点；

(2)使学生熟悉并掌握部分水利专业英语常用词语；

(3)使学生熟悉典型的水利英语句型、文体，读懂难度中等或较低的专业文章；

(4)使学生能运用一些翻译技巧翻译难度较低的专业句子或文章片段；

(5)使学生能使用简单的水利专业词语进行口语展示或交流。

《水利英语基础教程》由杨登新主编，是全国水利行业规划教材，是根据中国水利教育协会全国水利水电高职教研会制定的水利专业英语课程标准编写完成的。本书是为高职高专院校水利类专业学生编写的专业英语入门教材，共有16个单元，涵盖水利学科主要分支。每单元设计了5个模块、10个练习，围绕读、译、说、写、听等综合能力训练目标展开。第一模块为waming-up，包括图片描述、问题回答、词库建设3个练习；第二模块为Reading A，包括一篇精读课文、注释及词语搭配、回答问题、汉英互译3个练习；第三模块为Reading B，包括一篇泛读课文、注释、生词及正误判断、选择填空2个练习；第四模块为Reading C，包括一篇速读课文及生词；第五模块是Presentation，包括情景对话／PPT展示、书面报告2个练习。

《水利英语基础教程》可供高职高专院校水利类专业教学使用，也可供相关专业工程技术人员学习参考。

前言

使用说明

Unit 1 The Water Re-sources

Warming-up

Reading A How Much Water is There on Eaah?

Reading B Surface Water

Reading C Groundwater

Presentation

Unit 2 The Water Cycle

Warming-up

Reading A The Water Cycle

Reading B Earth's Water：Runoff

Reading C Streamflow

Presentation

Unit 3 The Water Environment

Wanning-up

Reading A Water Pollution

Reading B Types of Water Pollution

Reading C How Can We Stop Water Pollution?

Presentation

Unit 4 Flood Control

Warming-up

Reading A What Cause Floods?

Reading B Types of Floods

Reading C Control of Floods

Presentation

Unit 5 Rivers

Warming-up

Reading A The Yellow River

Reading B Uses of Rivers

Reading C The Yangtze River

Presentation

Unit 6 Reservoir and Dam

Warming-up

Reading A Reservoirs

Reading B HOW do Dams Work?

Reading C The Three Georges Dam

Presentation

Unit 7 Hydro Equipment

Warming-up

Reading A Canal Lock

Reading B Pumps

Reading C What iS a Sluice Gate?

Presentation

Unit 8 Hydraulic Machinery

Warming-up

Reading A What is a Rock Drill?

Reading B Dumpers

Reading C Stationary Mixing of Concrete

Presentation

Unit 9 Hydro Project Construction

Warming-uD

Reading A Placing and Protecting Fill

Reading B Seasonal Construction Measures

Reading C Hydropower’S Golden Opportunity

Presentation

Unit 10 Hydroelectric Power

Warming-up

Reading A Developing Hydroelectric Power(I)

Reading B Types of Hydraulic Turbines

Reading C Developing Hydroelectric Power(11)

Presentation

Unit 11 Hydropower Stations

Warming-up

Reading A What are Hydroelectric Generators?

Reading B How does a Hydropower Plant Work?(I)

Reading C How does a Hydropower Plant Work?(Ⅱ)

Presentation

Unit 12 Irrigation and Drainage

Warming-uD

Reading A Irrigation

Reading B Drainage

Reading C Application of Irrigation

Presentation

Unit 13 Water and Soil Conservation

Warming-up

Reading A Soil Conservation

Reading B Soil and Water Conservation Laws

Reading C Conservation Plan

Presentation

Unit 14 Water Transportation

Warming-up

Reading A Transport across Water

Reading B Port

Reading C Ships and Boats

Presentation

Unit 15 Project Management

Warming-up

Reading A Project Management

Reading B The Financial Evaluation of a Project

Reading C The Five Basic Requirements of a Good Project Plan

Presentation

Unit 16 Hydropower and Economy

Warmingup

Reading A Building the World’S First Hydro Nation

Reading B Engineering Management

Reading C The Economic Impact of Hydropower

Presentation

附录

附录一练习参考答案

附录二课文参考译文

附录三总词汇表