本书详细地介绍了高职机械类专业学生应掌握的专业术语的英文表示方法，内容包括金属材料及热处理、锻压、焊接、金属切削机床、机械零件、金属切削原理与刀具、公差与配合、工具与夹具、计算机辅助设计与制造、数控原理与加工、数控加工中心、计算机集成制造系统等方面的英文材料。为了提高学生的口语能力，每单元设置了一个与课文有关的对话；为了巩固专业英语词汇，每单元后安排了一定的练习题；为了便于自学，书后附有参考译文。本书各单元的内容相对独立，各学校可以根据具体情况自行选择教学内容。
本书可作为机械类专业高职学生的专业英语教材，也可供机械类专业中职学生和相关工程技术人员参考。

Unit 1
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Force
READING MATERIAL
Gravity
Unit 2
TEXT
Primary Motion and Feed Motion
READING MATERIAL
Power in the Workshop
Unit 3
TEXT
Three-jaw Chuck and Four-jaw Chuck
READING MATERIAL
Plain Center-type Cylindrical Grinder
Unit 4
TEXT
Conventional Milling VS Climb Milling
READING MATERIAL
Roughing and Finishing Cut
Unit 5
TEXT
Kinds of Steel
READING MATERIAL
Mechanical Properties of Metals
Unit 6
TEXT
Machine Elements
READING MATERIAL
Gears
Unit 7
TEXT
Ball Bearings
READING MATERIAL
Cams
Unit 8
TEXT
Belt Drives
READING MATERIAL
Couplings
Unit 9
TEXT
Machine Tools
READING MATERIAL
Aggregate Machine Tools
Unit 10
TEXT
Lathe
READING MATERIAL
The Planer
Unit 11
TEXT
Drills and Drilling Machines
READING MATERIAL
Radial Drilling Machine
Unit 12
TEXT
Milling Machines
READING MATERIAL
Grinding Machines
Unit 13
TEXT
Forging， Stamping and Rolling
READING MATERIAL
Soldering and Brazing
Unit 14
TEXT
The Application of Hydraulic Power to Machine Tools
READING MATERIAL
Transfer Machines
Unit 15
TEXT
Benefits of a Quality System
READING MATERIAL
Dimension Measurement
Unit 16
TEXT
Tolerances
READING MATERIAL
Fits
Unit 17
TEXT
The Design of Jigs and Fixtures
READING MATERIAL
Introduction to Machine Design
Unit 18
TEXT
The Function of Tooling
READING MATERIAL
Cutting Tools
Unit 19
TEXT
Tool Life
READING MATERIAL
The Shape of the Cutting Tool
Unit 20
TEXT
The EDM Process
READING MATERIAL
Electrical Machining
Unit 21
TEXT
Computer Aided Design
READING MATERIAL
CAD/CAM Systems
Unit 22
TEXT
Fundamentals of Numerical Control
READING MATERIAL
Numerical Control of Machining Process
Unit 23
TEXT
Part Programming
READING MATERIAL
Programming for NC
Unit 24
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Computer Aided Manufacturing
READING MATERIAL
The Need For Numerical Control
Unit 25
TEXT
Flexible Manufacturing Systems
READING MATERIAL
Machining Center
Unit 26
TEXT
Computer Integrated Manufacturing System
READING MATERIAL
The Factory of the Future
VOCABULARY
参考译文
参考文献