本书共分二十课,每课由一篇课文和一至两篇阅读材料组成。全书共有英语文章58篇。文章内容涉及到机械制造专业主要的专业课和专业基础课,本书图文并茂,阅读材料充足,专业词汇比较丰富,是一本非常适合于工科院校,尤其是高等专科学校和高等职业技术学院机械制造工程类专业,学生使用的专业英语教材。本书也可作为机械工程技术人员提高自身专业英语水平的参考书。

绪论
Lesson 1 Mechanical Properties of Metals
Lesson 2 Hardening and Tempering
Lesson 3 Plain Carbon Steel
Lesson 4 Sand Casting
Lesson 5 Forging
Lesson 6 Arc Welding
Lesson 7 Gears
Lesson 8 Couplings
Lesson 9 Tolerances and Fits
Lesson 10 Series and Parallel dc Networks
Lesson 11 Pressure and Flow Controls
Lesson 12 The Lathe
Lesson 13 The Main Elements of Horizontal Milling Machines
Lesson 14 Grinding
Lesson 15 Drills and Drill Presses
Lesson 16 N/C Machine Tool Elements
Lesson 17 Electrical Discharge Machining
Lesson 18 Cutting Tool Geometry
Lesson 19 Drill Jigs
Lesson 20 Value Engineering
AppendixⅠ Prefixes and Suffixes Often Used in Scientific English
AppendixⅡ 参考译文
AppendixⅢ Vocabulary
AppendixⅣ Phrases and Expressions