化学专业英语–前言.ppt

Special English for Chemistry (SEC) Shiyou Hao Email: sky54@zjnu.cn, Tel: 697217 Xingzhi College Zhejiang Normal University 1. Why do we learn SEC? 2. A Brief Introduction to SEC The Definition of SEC 化学专业英语是一种用英语阐述化学科学中的理论、技术、实验和现象的英语体系。 SEC≠基础英语 ＋ 专业词汇 化学专业英语与基础英语的区别： 科技内容 特有的词汇、语法和文体 3. Some Features of SEC a. Passivisation（被动语态多） There is a tendency in SEC writing to use the passive construction more often than in general writing. Passive voice occurs more frequently in writing of scientific papers. The passive way of saying thing is preferred. Reasons What we concern about is the fact rather than the people. e.g. As our views, pure water can be obtained from the sea water. The subject is more attractive. e.g. Distillation is based on the fact that the vapor of a boiling mixture will be richer in the components that have lower boiling point. The passive sentence is concise. e.g. Chemistry is used in many different fields. People use chemistry in many different fields. 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 Besides, isomerization (异构化) process may also take place which in turn leads to other fairly complicated reactions. 此外，还会发生异构化过程，从而相继导致其它相当复杂的反应发生。 Example In addition to aliphatic compounds, there are a number of hydrocarbons derived from benzene and seemed to have distinctively different chemical properties. 除了脂肪族化合物外，还有许多从苯衍生而来，看来具有明显不同化学性质的烃。 c. Long sentences（长句多） In order to describe more precisely, logically, and clearly, long