对于近几年才在高职院校开设的新能源专业，其专业英语的教学研究还是新的研究领域，尤其目前没有适合高职学生英语水平的新能源专业英语教材。因此，为了满足高职院校新能源类专业学生进一步提高专业英语的能力，特编写此教材。本教材具有以下特点：立足于高职高专教育，题材实用，并配有相关习题； 对于疑难长句有解析与注释，便于学生自学；汇编新能源专业词汇，选取近期新的英语文章，更适合风能与动力、电力设备自动化、太阳能与光伏发电等新能源相关专业学生使用，本书实用性强，特别适合推广。

Unit 1 Making machines
Learning objectives
Focus
Warm-up
Task 1Why did the human being make machine
Task 2Simple machines
Task 3 Powering machines
Task 4Machines of the industrial revolution
Task 5Machines in the modern world
Exercise
Extended reading
Translation skill
参考译文

Unit 2 Fuels and combustion
Learning objectives
Focus
Warm-up
Task 1Combustion
Task 2 Solid fuels
Task 3 Liquid fuels
Task 4Gaseous fuels
Task 5 Heating systems
New words and expressions
Exercise
Extended reading
Translation skills
参考译文

Unit 3 Engines driver for power
Learning objectives
Focus
Warm-up
Task 1 Steam engines
Task 2 Principles of steam turbine
Task 3 Gas turbine
Task 4 Wind turbine
Task 5 Fuel cells
Exercises
Extended reading
Translation skill
参考译文

Unit 4 Renewable Energy
Learning objectives
Focus
Warm-up
Task 1 How is green or renewable energy defined?
Task 2 Why has renewable energy been neglected until fairly recently?
Task 3 Which renewable energy sources hold the greatest promise?
Task 4Who are the world leaders in renewable energy?'
Task 5What is our likely energy future?
Exercises
Extended reading
Translation skill
参考译文

Unit 5Solar
Learning objectives
Focus
Warm-upTask 1 Solar power
Task 2 Solar resource
Task 3Solar thermal
Task 4Photovoltaics
Task 5 Energy storage
Exercises
Extended reading
Translation skill
参考译文

Unit 6 Wind energy
Learning objectives
Focus
Warm-up
Task 1 Introduction and historical uses
Task 2Wind characteristics and resources
Task 3 Wind turbines
Task 4 Wind farms
Task 5 Environmental impacts
Exercises
Extended reading
Translation skill
参考译文

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