本书总共8个单元，本着专业性和知识性相结合的编写原则，重点在于培养学习者专门用途英语的阅读能力，兼顾写作能力的培养。本书涵盖内容广泛，包括商贸、人文艺术、信息技术航空、材料、机械工程、经管、金融会计等方面。每个单元分为A和B两篇文章，A篇强调语言应用技能、阅读技巧和写作能力的培养。B篇注重学习者专业知识的拓展、跨文化科技交流能力和科技英语词汇量的提升。
本书既可用于非英语专业本科生和研究生的科技英语教学，也可供对科技英语感兴趣的自学者使用。

前言
Unit 1 Business and Trade
Text A Business and Your Life
Text B What Is International Trade?
Unit 2 Humanities and Arts
Text A The Story of Steve Jobs
Text B Utopia of Reason
Unit 3 Information and Technology
Text A WeChat Launched Its Digital Revolution
Text B Apple: From iPhones to iCars
Unit 4 Aeronautics and Space
Text A The International Space Station’s Evening Show
Text B Planetary Protection Officer and New Findings
Unit 5 Material Engineering
Text A Will 3-D Printing Transform Conventional Manufacturing?
Text B My Boss the Robot
Unit 6 Mechanical Engineering
Text A Mechanical Joint
Text B Mechanical Resonance
Unit 7 Economics and Management
Text A India’s Economy: The Missing Middle Class
Text B User-rating Systems Are Cut-rate Substitutes for a Skillful Manager
Unit 8 Finance and Accounting
Text A Taxes in the United States
Text B The Alchemists of Finance
Keys to Exercises
Main References