本书以培养学生专业英语能力为主要目标。内容包括力学、机械零件与机构、机械设计、机械制造、管理、现代制造技术、科技写作等方面。全书共有62篇课文，其中34篇课文有参考译文。
本书可以作为机械设计制造及其自动化、机械工程及其自动化、机电工程等专业的专业英语教材，也可以供机械工程专业的科技人员参考使用。

1 Basic Concepts in Mechanics
2 Simple Stress and Strain
3 Forces and Moments
4 Overview of Engineering Mechanics
5 Shafts and Couplings
6 Shaft Design
7 Fasteners and Springs
8 Belt Drives and Chain Drives
9 Strength of Mechanical Elements
10 Physical Properties of Materials
11 Rolling Bearings
12 Spindle Bearings
13 Mechanisms
14 Basic Concepts of Mechanisms
15 Introduction to Tribology
16 Wear and Lubrication
17 Fundamentals of Mechanical Design
18 Machine Designer's Responsibility
19 Introduction to Machine Design
20 Some Rules for Mechanical Design
21 Material Selection
22 Selection of Materials
23 Lathes
24 Drilling Operations and Machines
25 Machining
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