《科技英语》是按教育部《大学英语专业阅读阶段教学基本要求》编写而成，供化学、环境、生物类高年级学生在专业知识和科技英语学习上使用，也是用于开阔视野，了解专业国际前沿知识和技术概况。
　　根据普通高校向应用技术型转型发展的需要，本书选材广泛，内容贴近专业实际，涵盖了化学、环境和生物技术等方面内容，既侧重于专业性基础英语的表达方式学习，又注意增加现代科技前沿的知识。课文难易适当，语言生动，结构严谨。课文后面配有专业性词汇、词组的解释和关键性句子的注解，便于学生自学。
　　本书适合于应用技术大学理工科非英语专业学生使用，也可供其他专业英语阅读教学时选用。

Unit 1 Air Fit to Breathe [ Reading material ] Recycling the WorldUnit 2 Glass: On the Cutting Edge [ Reading material ] History of ChemistryUnit 3 Detergent [ Reading material ] Numbers in Physical QuantitiesUnit 4 Conductivity without Metals [ Reading material ] Units of MeasurementUnit 5 Applications of Electrolysis [ Reading material ] Nomenclature of Inorganic CompoundsUnit 6 All Shapes and Sizes [ Reading material ] Nomenclature for Organic Compounds and GroupsUnit 7 The Global Warmers [ Reading material ] Origin of the Gene BanksUnit 8 Traffic Technology Drives to Clear the Road [ Reading material ] Facts in the Development of TransportationUnit 9 GM Organisms--Is GM the Future? [ Reading material ] Genetic ModificationUnit 10 Climate Change [ Reading material] HurricanesUnit 11 Pesticides and Pest Control [ Reading material ] Clean ProductionUnit 12 Energy [ Reading material ] The Future of Clean CoalUnit 13 Carbon Capture Strategy Could Lead To Emission-free Cars [ Reading material ] Food Containers Leach a Potentially Harmful ChemicalUnit 14 Spy Satellite [ Reading material ] A Review of the U.S. Missile Defence SystemUnit 15 America's Wetlands (1) [ Reading material ] America's Wetlands (2)Unit 16 Creating Molecules and Materials by Design (1) [Reading material] Creating Molecules and Materials by Design (2).Appendix 1 科技英语词汇构成及翻译Appendix 2 科技英语常用前缀和后缀