土木工程专业英语第二版(段兵延)Lesson_1.ppt

土木工程专业英语 主讲 李秀菊 E-mail:lxjiem@163.com Lesson 1 Civil Engineering土木工程 New words and phrases: predominate geotechnical Specification supervise subcontractor hurricane asphalt aluminum runoff lock fill scrubber incineration toxic combustible ramp excavate precisely Aerial sonic plotting municipal Commission drainage system 排水系统 Words Predominate =pre(前、预)+dominate(控制) Geotechnical=geo(地球的、地的)+technical(技术的) Specification=specify(规定)+ation(名词后缀) 规定、规范、说明书 Supervise=super(超的、在上面的)+vise(vision 看的词根) Subcontractor=sub(次、下)+contractor(承包商) Combustible=combust(燃烧)+ible(可能的)=可燃的 2. geotechnical [d?i:?uteknik?l]岩土工程的 geo-[构词成分]：地球、土地 geography [d?i?ɡr?fi] 地理学 geobiology [d?i:?ubai?l?d?i] 地理生物学 geocentric [,d?i(:)?usentrik] 以地球为中心的 5. subcontractors 转包商 sub-[前缀]： （1）在……底下 subsoil （2）（地位、级别）低、副 subeditor （3）分、再 subdivide （4）几乎、近于 subarctic suburban They also build privately owned facilities such as airports, railroads，pipelines, skyscrapers, and other large structures designed for industrial，commercial, or residential use． 他们也修建私人拥有的设施，如机场、铁路、管线、高楼大厦，和为工业、商业、民用设计的其他大型建筑。 In addition，civil engineers plan，design，and build complete cities and towns，and more recently have been planning and designing space platforms to house self-contained communities． space platform=space station 空间站，宇宙站 self-contained （1）沉默寡言的（2）设备齐全的 （3）（社会团体等）独立的 此外，土木工程师规划、设计和修建整个城市和乡镇，最近已经开始规划和设计空间站以容纳独立的（科研）团体。 Because it is so broad，civil engineering is subdivided into a number of technical spec