1 LESSON ONE 1
TEXT：GEOLOGY AND THE SEARCH FOR PETROLEUM 1
NEW WORDS AND SPECIALIZED PHRASES 2
IDIOMS AND EXPRESSIONS 4
NOTES TO THE TEXT 4
EXERCISES 6
READING MATERIAL：THE ROLE OF GEOLOGY(地质学的作用) 10
2 LESSON TWO 12
TEXT：GENERAL PETROLEUM GEOLOGY 12
NEW WORDS AND SPECIALIZED PHRASES 14
IDIOMS AND EXPRESSIONS 15
NOTES TO THE TEXT 15
EXERCISES 17
READING MATERIAL：OIL(石油) 21
3 LESSON THREE 23
TEXT：PETROLEUM BASIN CLASSIFICATION 23
NEW WORDS AND SPECIALIZED PHRASES 25
IDIOMS AND EXPRESSIONS 26
NOTES TO THE TEXT 26
EXERCISES 28
READING MATERIAL：FUNDAMENTAL TYPES OF PETROLIFER-OUS BASIN(含油气盆地的基本类型) 32
4 LESSON FOUR 37
TEXT：THE ESSENTIAL CONDITIONS OF FORMATION OF OIL RESERVOIR 37
NEW WORDS AND SPECIALIZED PHRASES 38
IDIOMS AND EXPRESSIONS 39
NOTES TO THE TEXT 39
EXERCISES 40
READING MATERIAL：FACTORS CONTROLLING NORTH SEA HYDROCARBON ACCUMULATIONS(控制北海油气聚集的因素) 44
5 LESSON FIVE 48
TEXT：SEDIMENTARY ORGANIC MATTER 48
NEW WORDS AND SPECIALIZED PHRASES 50
IDIOMS AND EXPRESSIONS 52
NOTES TO THE TEXT 52
EXERCISES 54
READING MATERIAL：ORGANIC MATTER IN SEDIMENTS(沉积中的有机质) 57
6 LESSON SIX 60
TEXT：HYDROCARBON GENERATION 60
NEW WORDS AND SPECIALIZED PHRASES 63
IDIOMS AND EXPRESSIONS 64
NOTES TO THE TEXT 65
EXERCISES 66
READING MATERIAL：OIL GENESIS AND TRANSFORMATION(石油成因与转化) 70
7 LESSON SEVEN 74
TEXT：SANDSTONE RESERVOIRS AND CARBONATE RESER-VOIRS 74
NEW WORDS AND SPECIALIZED PHRASES 78
IDIOMS AND EXPRESSIONS 80
NOTES TO THE TEXT 81
EXERCISES 82
READING MATERIAL：THE RESERVOIR ROCKS(储集层) 86
8 LESSON EIGHT 90
TEXT：PROPERTIES OF SEALS 90
NEW WORDS AND SPECIALIZED PHRASES 93
IDIOMS AND EXPRESSIONS 95
NOTES TO THE TEXT 95
EXERCISES 97
READING MATERIAL：SEAL PROPERTIES(盖层性能) 101
9 LESSON NINE 105
TEXT：CAP-ROCK AND RETENTION ASSESSMENT 105
NEW WORDS AND SPECIALIZED PHRASES 108
IDIOMS AND EXPRESSIONS 109
NOTES TO THE TEXT 110
EXERCISES 111
READING MATERIAL：ASSESSMENT OF SEAL RISK(盖层风险评价) 115
10 LESSON TEN 120
TEXT：HYDROCARBON MIGRATION 120
NEW WORDS AND SPECIALIZED PHRASES 123
IDIOMS AND EXPRESSIONS 125
NOTES TO THE TEXT 126
EXERCISES 127
READING MATERIAL：VERTICAL HYDROCARBON MIGRATION(烃类垂向运移) 131
11 LESSON ELEVEN 135
TEXT：OIL AND GAS ACCUMULATIONS 135
NEW WORDS AND SPECIALIZED PHRASES 138
IDIOMS AND EXPRESSIONS 140
NOTES TO THE TEXT 141
EXERCISES 142
READING MATERIAL：THE SIZES AND THE PRODUCTIVE LIFE OF ACCUMULATIONS(石油聚集的规模和开采期限) 146
12 LESSON TWELVE 150
TEXT：TRAPS OF PETROLEUM 150
NEW WORDS AND SPECIALIZED PHRASES 153
IDIOMS AND EXPRESSIONS 155
NOTES TO THE TEXT 155
EXERCISES 156
READING MATERIAL：TRAPS OF OIL AND GAS(油气圈团) 160
13 LESSON THIRTEEN 163
TEXT：OIL AND GAS RESERVES CLASSIFICATION 163
NEW WORDS AND SPECIALIZED PHRASES 166
IDIOMS AND EXPRESSIONS 169
NOTES TO THE TEXT 169
EXERCISES 171
READING MATERIAL：THE PRINCIPLES OF CLASSIFICATION AND OIL RESOURCES ESTIMATION(石油资源分类及评估原则) 175
14 LESSON FOURTEEN 180
TEXT：THE PETROLEUM SYSTEM 180
NEW WORDS AND SPECIALIZED PHRASES 182
IDIOMS AND EXPRESSIONS 184
NOTES TO THE TEXT 184
EXERCISES 185
READING MATERIAL：PETROLEUM SYSTEMS：MODELS AND APPLICATIONS(油气系统的模式与应用) 190
15 LESSON FIFTEEN 195
TEXT：SEQUENCE STRATIGRAPHY 195
NEW WORDS AND SPECIALIZED PHRASES 198
IDIOMS AND EXPRESSIONS 199
NOTES TO THE TEXT 200
EXERCISES 201
READING MATERIAL：APPLICATION OF SEQUENCE STRATIG-RAPHY TO LACUSTRINE STRATA(层序地层学在湖相地层中的应用) 205
附录一 课文参考译文 208
附录二 练习题答案 236
附录三 词汇与习语和短语总表 253
附表一 地质年代与地层时序表 287
附表二 地质时代符号表 292
附表三 API重度与相对密度对照表 293
参考文献 294