本书涉及水利水电行业的多个领域，包括水资源、水文学、水资源开发利用工程、农业灌溉工程、水电站设施设备、水资源应用过程中出现的问题等。全书分20课，分别是世界水资源、水文循环、河流、地下水、大坝、水库、葛洲坝、三峡大坝、胡佛大坝、灌溉方法、灌溉渠道、地面排水、滴灌系统、水泵与排水、水轮机、水电站、电站系统、环境污染、水污染、科技论文写作。本书可作为高等学校水利类专业的教学用书，亦可用作水利水电相关企业工程技术人员和管理人员学习专业英语的培训教材。

前言
Lesson 1 Water Resources of the World
Lesson 2 The Hydrologic Cycle and Water Quality
Lesson 3 River
Lesson 4 Underground Water
Lesson 5 Dams
Lesson 6 Reservoirs
Lesson 7 Some Information About the Gezhouba Project
Lesson 8 Three Gorges Dam
Lesson 9 Hoover Dam
Lesson 10 Irrigation Methods
Lesson 11 Irrigation Canals
Lesson 12 Land Drainage
Lesson 13 Application Methods of Drip Irrigation System
Lesson 14 Pumps and Pumping
Lesson 15 Hydraulic Turbines
Lesson 16 Hydro-electric Power
Lesson 17 The Electric Power System
Lesson 18 Environmental Pollution
Lesson 19 Combating Water Pollution
Lesson 20 How to Write a Scientific Paper
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