《农业专业英语》为农业专业英语教材,目的在于提高农业院校在校生的英语水平,增强他们的专业英语综合能力,培养建设社会主义现代化的新型大学生。《21世纪高职高专专业英语系列教材:农业专业英语》的特点是内容新颖,文本具有趣味性,紧跟当前的形势,特别是国外最新农业科技发展,难度适中,配备录音资料,重视听说交流。全书共十二单元,学习内容涉及农业、动物科学、食品、转基因技术、环境保护、水资源利用、渔业、园艺、林学、农业机械化、昆虫、农业经齐各方面,可以帮助学生解决学习专业英语的实际问题,提高他们分析问题、解决问题的能力。
1 家业
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Text A Industry Must Help to Fill the World S Rice Bowl/2
Text B Advice on Ag-Tourism/1 0
Text C Brief History of Agriculture/1 5
2 动物科学
Lead-in/19
Text A Woman Who Lost Leg Finds Inspiration from Disabled Dolphin
Text B 10 Ways to Plan for Air Travel with Your Dog/29
Text C Rescue Dog/32
3 食品
Lead-in/37
Text A Celery Is an Ancient Healing Food/38
Text B Avoid High Fructose Corn Syrup in Beverages and Processed
Foods/44
Text C 1 5 Fat-Burning Foods/48
4 转基因技术
Lead-in/53
Text A Bt-Corn:What It Is and HOW It Works?|54
Text B Breakthrough:Food For the 2 1 st Century/62
Text C Eggplant Getting More Value/66
5 环境保护
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Text A Meat-eaters Soak Up the World's Water/72
Text B What Is the Greenhouse Eflfect?,79
TextC NaturalGas/83
6 水资源利用
Lead-in/87
Text A Seawater Toilets Help Flush away Water Shortages/88
Text B University,s Laser Experiment May Revolutionize Irrigation,SaveWater/95
Text C Il Ways to Conserve Water in the Home/99
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7 渔业
8 园艺
9 林学
10 农业机械化
11 昆虫
12 农业经济
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