本教材是为适应于建筑专业的大学英语教育改革编写而成的，在ESP教育理念的基础上，以“任务型教学”为指导，以中国传统建筑文化和中国各地传统建筑代表为主要内容，着重训练学生的阅读、翻译和口语能力，以期给建筑类专业的ESP教学提供一本有用的教材。本书共10单元，介绍了中国传统建筑的特点和文化及靠前主要传统建筑的特点和代表。

Unit 1 The History and Culture of the Chinese Traditional Vernacular Architecture
Text A The Origin and Development of the Chinese Traditional Vernacular Architecture
Text B The Chinese Traditional Vernacular Architecture and Culture
Speaking and Writing
Unit 2 The Composition and Characteristics of the Chinese Traditional Vernacular Architecture
Text A The Composition of the Chinese Traditional Vernacular Architecture
Text B The Characteristics of the Chinese Traditional Vernacular Architecture
Speaking and Writing
Unit 3 The Characteristics of the Art of the Chinese Traditional Vernacular Architecture
Text A The Group Layouts and Image of Detached Houses
Text B The Space Composition and Detail Decorations
Speaking and Writing
Unit 4 Tianjing Courtyard Houses ( I )
Text A Vernacular Houses in South China
Text B Dongshan Engraved Building of Suzhou, Jiangsu Province
Speaking and Writing
Unit 5 Tianjing Courtyard Houses ( II )
Text A Some Tianjing Courtyard Houses in Zhejiang Province
Text B Some Typical Tianjing Courtyard Houses in Other Southern Provinces
Speaking and Writing
Unit 6 Chinese Traditional Courtyard Houses
Text A Introduction to Chinese Traditional Courtyard Houses
Text B Some Typical Chinese Traditional Courtyard Houses
Speaking and Writing
Unit 7 Crisscrossed-wood Structure
Text A Introduction to Crisscrossed-wood Structure
Text B The Vemacular Houses of the Tujia People in West Hunan Province
Speaking and Writing
Unit 8 Vernacular Houses in the Region of Rivers and Lakes
Text A Introduction to Vernacular Houses in the Region of Rivers and Lakes
Text B Tongli Town, the Region of Rivers and Lakes, Jiangsu Province
Speaking and Writing
Unit 9 Cave Dwellings
Text A Introduction to Cave Dwellings
Text B The Kang Baiwan's Manor of Gongyi, Henan Province
Speaking and Writing
Unit 10 Garden Houses
Text A Introduction to Garden Houses
Text B The Vemacular House Gardens in Suzhou, Jiangsu Province
Speaking and Writing
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