化学专业英语_前言.ppt

Special English for Chemistry (SEC);1. Why do we learn SEC? ;2. A Brief Introduction to SEC;3. Some Features of SEC;Reasons;So the passive sentences can be used to give the necessary information in the best possible way impersonally, concisely, objectively.;b. Adjective clauses（后置定语多） An important structure that recurs in SEC is the use of relatives, for the reason that scientific writing tend to define or describe things, which requires the frequent using of adjectives, adjective clauses( clause or –ing). ;Example;Example;c. Long sentences（长句多） In order to describe more precisely, logically, and clearly, long sentences are often employed in SEC. ;We must therefore conclude that when the distance between the molecules is very small, there are forces of repulsion and that these forces increase rapidly as the distance between the molecules decrease. 因此我们可以得出这样一个结论：当分子间距离很小时，分子间存在排斥力，并且随着距离的进一步缩短，排斥力会快速增大。 从句套用现象 ;The general mechanism for coating degradation and substrate corrosion is characterized by an increase in electrolyte uptake, development of microscopic porosity and an increase in ionic conductance in the coating followed by corrosion (an electrochemical process) at the coating/metal interface. 涂层降解和基体的腐蚀机理可以通过电解质吸收量的增加、微观孔的形成和发展、涂层离子电导率的提高来表征。出现了这些现象，说明涂层和金属界面发生了腐蚀（一种电化学过程）。 ;d. Nominalization (名词化用法多） Nominalization is characteristic of scientific articles；substituting a sentence with a noun phrase is commonly found in formal writing in order to make writing concise and attractive.;Nominalization refers to the use of nouns instead of the adjectives, verbs or even clause. The general structure is as follows: n. + of–phrase + other modifications Example: Archimedes (阿基米德) first discovered the principle of displacement of water by solid bodies.;Noun – in plac