本教材按照教育部新的职业教育教学改革精神，结合第1版教材的使用反馈意见以及全国职业院校技能大赛要点进行修订，采用情境化、模块化教学方式，按照行业企业生产岗位需求设计系统化的实训内容，将新技术、新工艺、新规范以及职业技能等级证书内容融入到教学过程中。
本教材内容选自英美专业教材与专业技术刊物中的原文，为保持原味，只作删减，不作修改。按照机械类专业教学要求，内容设为4个模块：Advanced Manufacturing Foundation and Cases，Advanced Manufacturing Process and Cases，Advanced Manufacturing Design and Cases，Advanced Manufacturing Equipment and Cases。通过典型生产案例突出介绍智能制造技术。针对各学习模块提供大量的机械职场口语和笔试练习，不同院校可根据实际情况对该内容作适当的调整。
本教材为高等职业本专科院校机械大类专业英语教材，也可作为开放大学、成人教育、自学考试、中职学校、培训班的教材，以及企业工程技术人员的参考书。
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Module Ⅰ Advanced Manufacturing Foundation and Cases
Scene One Kit
Task 1 Workplace Tools
Task 2 Measuring Equipment
Grammar 1 机械类英语阅读技巧
Scene Two Industrial Materials
Task 1 Cognition Materials
Task 2 The case of big country craftsman
Grammar 2 机械类英语词汇和句法
Scene Three Rare Earth
Task 1 Understanding rare earth
Task 2 The case of big country craftsman
Grammar 3 英文产品说明书及阅读
Scene Four Chip
Grammar 4 机械类英语词类的转译
Scene Five China Special Steel
Grammar 5 机械类英语翻译原理
Module Ⅱ Advanced Manufacturing Process and Cases
Scene One Common Processing Technology and Cases
Task 1 Common Processing Technology
Task 2 The case of big country craftsman
Grammar 6 分词
Scene Two 3D Printing and Case
Task 1 3D Printing Overview
Task 2 The case of big country craftsman
Grammar 7 动词不定式
Scene Three Welding Process and Case
Task 1 Welding Process
Task 2 The case of big country craftsman
Grammar 8 复合宾语
Scene Four Plastic Process and Case
Task 1 Plastic Process
Task 2 The case of big country craftsman
Grammar 9 短语的翻译
Module Ⅲ Advanced Manufacturing Design and Cases
Scene One CATIA Guide and Self Assessment Tasks
Task 1 The Interface
Task 2 Basic Function
Task 3 Self Assessment Tasks
Grammar 10 动名词
Scene Two CATIA Case
Task 1 Introduction
Task 2 Step-by-step Instructions
Grammar 11 否定的处理
Scene Three FANUC Instruction and Case
Task 1 Operation Guidance Function
Grammar 12 长句的翻译
Module Ⅳ Advanced Manufacturing Equipment and Cases
Scene One Operating Regulations for Ordinary Machine
Task 1 Operating Regulations
Task 2 The case of big country heavy equipment
Grammar 13 数量词的翻译
Scene Two Common Equipment
Task 1 General Equipment
Task 2 The case of big country craftsman
Grammar 14 定语从句
Scene Three CITIC Heavy Industries 18500 Ton Oil Press
Grammar 15 派生词的翻译
Scene Four Wuzhong DL250 5 Meter CNC Heavy Horizontal Lathe
Grammar 16 状语从句
Scene Five Dalian Heavy Industry 20000 Ton Bridge Crane
Grammar 17 翻译的两个过程
Scene Six 500 Meter Spherical Radio Telescope
Task 1 Chinese Tianyan
Task 2 The case of big country craftsman
Grammar 18 and引导的句型
Scene Seven Hydro Generator
Grammar 19 名词从句
Scene Eight Double 80000 Ton Die Forging Press
Grammar 20 专业名词的翻译
Scene Nine Slewing Self-Elevating Tower Crane
Grammar 21 词义辨识法