Unit One:书刊介绍Introduction to Scientific Books and Periodicals in English 3
1.Book:World without Trees 3
2.Periodicals:Quarterly Journal of Forestry,Forest Science,etc. 10
Unit Two:序言选读Preface of Foreword 29
1.Preface from The Oxford Encyclopedia of Trees of the World 29
2.Introduction from World without Trees 34
3.Preface from Erosion Control Works in Japan 42
4.Foreword from The Forest and the Trees 46
5.Preface from The City and the Forest 51
6.Preface from Introduction to World Forestry 53
Unit Three:科普作品选读Readings in Popular Sclence 57
1.Traveling in the Jungle 57
2.What Is Ecology? 64
3.Winter Comes to the Animal World 70
4.Michigan s Marching Dunes 76
5.How Wind Changes the Land 81
6.Acid Rain 89
Unit Four:百科全书选读Entries from Encyclopedias 95
1.Climate 95
2.River and Stream 111
3.Leaves 125
4.The Root System 131
5.Garden and Landscape Design 135
6.Man s Place in the Biosphere 138
Unit Five:专著选读Passages from Monographs 143
1.Soil:The Placenta of Life 143
2.Change in the Ecosystem 152
3.The Daily Tragedy of Deforestation 161
4.Insects and Disease 168
5.Trees 177
6.Flowering Plants 191
1.Forest as a Source of Energy 203
Unit Six:期刊论文选读Research Papers 203
2.Forestry as a System 215
3.The Global Carbon Cycle 230
4.Air Pollution Damage to U.S.Forests 235
5.Swedish Forestry and Forest Policy 246
6.Indonesia:Tropical Forests Forever 255
Unit Seven:文摘选读Introduction to Abstracts 263
1.Forestry Abstracts 263
2.Ornamental Horticulture Abstracts 283
Unit Eight:信函选读Letters 291
1.To the Prospective Student 291
2.A Letter from Louisiana State University 292
3.A Telex from University of Washington 294
4.A Letter from Institute of Terrestrial Ecology 297
5.First Public Announcement,IUFRO s SPDC Training Courses in 1991 298
1.School of Forestry,University of Canterbury 307
Unit Nine:院校介绍Catalog or Prospectus of Forestry Schools 307
2.College of Environmental Science and Forestry,State University of New York 314
3.Oregon State Universtity 318
4.General Information on School of Forestry and Environmental Studies,Duke University 321
5.The Department of Landscape Archltecture,College of Environmental Design,University of California(Berkeley) 327
Unit Ten:国外林业组织介绍Some Forestry Organizations Abroad 335
1.Worldwide Forestry Organizations 335
2.Academic Aspects of Forestry in North America 341
Appendix 1.Reference Books of Professional Forestry in Common Use 347
Appendixes:附录 347
Appendix 2.Conversion Tables of Weights and Measures 348
Appendix 3.A Formula of F-C Temperature Conversion 349
Appendix 4.A List of Forestry Schools in North America-University Level 350
Appendix 5.Academic Degrees and Titles(Ranks) 360
Appendix 6.Sources of Selected Material 361
Appendix 7.Reference Material for Study 362
Vocabulary 363