Chapter 1Know about Your Major(1)
1.1An Overview of Majors/Programs in Universities All over the
World(1)
1.2Extended Exercise—Know about Your Knowledge of Mechanical
Engineering(7)
1.3Extended Exercise—Recognize Yourself(7)
Chapter 2Know about the History of Mechanical Design and
Manufacturing(10)
2.1Fire is Stronger than Blood and Water—Steam Power(10)
2.2The History of the Design Process(14)
Chapter 3The Way to Read and Understand Professional Literature(18)
3.1Reading Experience Ⅰ: Developing Vocabulary Exercises(18)
3.1.1Picking out the Professional Words(18)
3.1.2Types of Context Clues(24)
3.1.3Context Clues in Specialized Vocabulary(30)
3.1.4Using the Word Structural Analysis to Understand
Professional Words(34)
3.1.5Oral Vocabulary(44)
3.2Reading Experience Ⅱ: Developing Comprehension Skills(50)
3.2.1Levels of Comprehension(51)
3.2.2Reading for Main Ideas and Details(51)
3.2.3Reading for Organization(60)
3.3Reading Experience Ⅲ: Developing Graphics Exercises(66)
3.3.1Types of Graphs and How to Read Them(67)
3.3.2Types of Charts and How to Read Them(72)
3.3.3Types of Illustrations and How to Read Them(80)
3.4Reading Experience Ⅳ: Developing Integral Technical Reading
Skills(85)
3.4.1Reading and Analyzing the Materials(85)
3.4.2Using a Text Analysis Chart(90)
Chapter 4Learning Professional English Anytime, Anywhere(94)
4.1Ad from Magazine(94)
4.2News—The World’s Lightest Material(94)
4.3How to Read a Function/Formula(97)
4.3.1How to Read Simple Symbols and Equations(97)
4.3.2How to Read Symbols and Equations in Calculus(101)
4.4How to Read Engineering Drawing(103)
4.4.1Information Blocks(103)
4.4.2Zone Letters and Numbers(106)
4.4.3Notes and Specifications(106)
4.4.4Lines on a Drawing(108)
4.4.5Some Examples of Engineering Drawing(109)
Chapter 5English in Experiments(113)
5.1Interesting Experiment—Mechanical Hand Build up Mission(113)
5.2Student Writing Guided�睱ab Report(118)
5.2.1Before You Begin(118)
5.2.2How to Write a Lab Report(121)
Chapter 6Different Ways to Use Professional English(131)
6.1How to Write an Abstract for a Scientific Paper(131)
6.2How to Deal With Difficult Sentences(133)
6.3How to Write Personal Résumé(139)
6.3.1Self�瞐nalysis(139)
6.3.2Interests and Skills(143)
6.3.3Identifying Jobs(145)
6.3.4Writing Your Résumé(146)
6.4How to Write Business Letters(152)
References(156)