建筑英语2bunit2：texta重庆科创职业学院.ppt

3 [~ oneself]努力从事[…],[对…]全力以赴[to] ~ oneself (down) to the work 全力去做那工作 Buckle down: to start working hard and seriously If you dont buckle down, youre not going to graduate Fired bricks are used extensively for houses in developed countries. Their size and type are governed by national standards. Bricks are small enough to laid easily by hand. Most bricks are made from clay or shale and are burned in a kiln. Some , however, are made of silica sand (硅砂)and lime（石灰） and those are known as calcium silicate bricks（硅钙砖）. Building blocks are a little larger than bricks and are generally made of concrete. Metal is used as structural framework for large buildings such as skyscrapers, or as an external surface covering. 金属被用做大型建筑物，例如摩天大楼的结构框架，或作为建筑物的外表面覆盖物。 Steel is a metal alloy whose major component is iron ,and is the usual choice for metal structural building materials . 【译文】钢是一种合金，主要成分是铁，通常是金属结构材料的选择。 Because of its high strength , it is particularly suitable for use with heavy loads and over long spans. Steel is truly an all-round material. It is nearly as durable as stone, but it must be painted to prevent rusting. It has some of wood’s elastic quality(弹性), and it can be formed into almost any shape. Concrete is an man-made material created by the proper mixing of water, stone, and sand with a binder (usually Portland cement) . But concrete is very weak in tension, and so has to be adequately reinforced with steel bars(钢条). 但混凝土的抗拉强度低，因此要进行充分的钢筋加固。 reinforce v. 加强,增强,强化 人员、军队、数量、大小等 ,使…有气势; 增援… ~ a bridge 加固桥梁 Eventually, they had to reinforce the walls with exterior beams. ~ ones argument 加强自己的论据 [论证] ~ a supply 增加供应 This material is then called reinforced concrete, which can be molded into innumerable shapes, such as beams, columns, slabs, and arches, and is therefore easily adapted to a particular form of buildings. 这种材料被称为钢筋混凝土，它可以浇铸成各种形状，如梁、柱、板和拱，因而较易使用特殊形态的建筑物。 mold v. 1 a. [用…]使…成型,[用…]铸 [塑] 造… [out of, from] Statues are ~ed out of clay or bronz