Unit 1 Architecture Styles 1
Part Ⅰ Reading 1
Passage A The Greatest Architecture of the Past 1,000 Years 1
Passage B Chinese Classical Architectural Style 9
Part Ⅱ Translation Skills——科技英语的特征 14
Part Ⅲ Practical Writing——国际工程合同文件及信函写作 18
Unit 2 Famous Architectures 22
Part Ⅰ Reading 22
Passage A Notre Dame Cathedral 22
Passage B The Forbidden City 29
Part Ⅱ Translation Skills——增词译法与省词译法 34
Part Ⅲ Practical Writing——合同协议书 35
Unit 3 Appreciation and Application 38
Part Ⅰ Reading 38
Passage A Street Art 38
Passage B Color Matters 42
Part Ⅱ Translation Skills——否定句的翻译 46
Part Ⅲ Practical Writing——业主招标 49
Unit 4 Animation and Paintings 52
Part Ⅰ Reading 52
Passage A Walt Disney,Animator 52
Passage B The Mona Lisa 57
Part Ⅱ Translation Skills——数词句型及翻译 60
Part Ⅲ Practical Writing——投标函及中标通知书 63
Unit 5 Bridges 67
Part Ⅰ Reading 67
Passage A Bridge Types 67
Passage B Golden Gate Bridge 73
Part Ⅱ Translation Skills——被动语态的翻译 77
Part Ⅲ Practical Writing——询价函及供货商的报价函 79
Unit 6 Skyscrapers 82
Part Ⅰ Reading 82
Passage A Skyscrapers 82
Passage B World Trade Center 89
Part Ⅱ Translation Skills——定语从句的翻译 93
Part Ⅲ Practical Writing——订货函 96
Unit 7 Designs 98
Part Ⅰ Reading 98
Passage A How Do We Design 98
Passage B China Pavilion:Oriental Crown 105
Part Ⅱ Translation Skills——名词从句的翻译 110
Part Ⅲ Practical Writing——开工通知 113
Unit 8 Structures 115
Part Ⅰ Reading 115
Passage A Steel Buildings 115
Passage B Water Cube 123
Part Ⅱ Translation Skills——状语从句的翻译 128
Part Ⅲ Practical Writing——竣工检验通知 131
Unit 9 Construction Cost Estimation 132
Part Ⅰ Reading 132
Passage A Cost Estimators—What They Do 132
Passage B Requirements to Cost Estimators 137
Part Ⅱ Translation Skills——长句的翻译(1) 140
Part Ⅲ Practical Writing——签发优质竣工证书 141
Unit 10 Real Estate 143
Part Ⅰ Reading 143
Passage A Characteristics of Real Estate 143
Passage B The Investment of Real Estate 148
Part Ⅱ Translation Skills——长句的翻译(2) 151
Part Ⅲ Practical Writing——索赔书 153
Appendix Ⅰ Vocabulary 155
Appendix Ⅱ Phrases 164
Appendix Ⅲ 建筑工程常用英语术语 165
Appendix Ⅳ 艺术设计专业常用英语术语 172
References 175