黄吟和关琳主编的《新编科普英语》是一本以英语分门别类介绍科普常识的读本。本书旨在把物理、化学、电子科学、仿生学、医学、天文、地理科学、生物学和生理学等方面较新的、有实际应用效果或与生活常识相关的内容用英语汇编成册，供普及科学知识之用。

本书采用较新科普知识，内容涉及面广，语言规范，有一定实际应用价值。适合各类科学爱好者，大、中学生，教师扩大自然科学知识面以弥补偏科不足。本书主要包古以下内容：科普英语篇章导读；原文科普读物；相关词汇及注释。

Unit 1 Physics

 A.Newton's Second Law

 B.Radioactivity and Nuclear Physics

 C.The Atom and Its Nucleus

 D.Solids, Liquids and Gases

 E.Laser

 F.Speed Barrier of Planes

Unit 2 Electronics and Bionics

 A.Electrical Eyes and Hands

 B.Wireless-set

 C.Bionic Men

 D.Electric Fishes

 E.Plant Scanning

 F.Artificial Intelligence

Unit 3 Biology

 A.The Evolution of Life on the Earth

 B.Animal and Music

 C.Insects Eating

 D.Animal Communication

 E.Island Biogeography

 F.An Explosive End of Dinosaurs

 G.Mosquito

 H.Saving Whales

Unit 4 Astronomy and Geology

 A.Black Hole

 B.Global Warming and Climate Change

 C.The Yellow River

 D.Aurora

 E.Volcano

 F.Age of the Earth

 Sunbeams

 H.Antarctica

 I.Erosion of Rocks

 J.Evidence for Atlantis

 K.Rainbows

 L.The Origin of Rivers

 M.Our Solar System

 N.Earthquake

Unit 5 Chemistry

 A.Artificial Fertilizers

 B.Organic Chemistry

 C.Petroleum

 D.Chemistry Molecules

 E.Pesticide

Unit 6 Medicine

 A.First Aid and Home Safety

 B.Inflammation and Fever

 C.Neurasthenia

 D.The Science of Genetics

 E.Vitamin

Unit 7 Physiology and Psychology

 A.The Placebo Effect

 B.Your Memory at Work

 C.Human Sleep

 D.Food and Thought

 E.Why We Laugh

 E.Tears

 G.Sense of Cold

 H.Bones

 I.Fatigue

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