本书十个单元，每单元设两篇阅读课文，文后还编有阅读理解及词汇应用扩展练习，与课文内容紧密结合，图文并茂，使本书的使用者在提高专业英语阅读能力的同时，词汇和语法运用能力和口语会话能力方面也可得到相应提高。

Unit 1 Fundamentals of Machine Manufacturing

Dialogue Making Introductions

Text 1 What Is Manufacturing?

Text 2 Metals and Their Properties

Grammar Characteristics of Scientific English (1)

Reading Material Mechanism

Unit 2 Machine Tools

Dialogue Making Requests

Text 1 The Lathe

Text 2 Milling Machine and Planer

Grammar Characteristics of Scientific English (2)

Reading Material Control of Horizontal Milling Machines

Unit 3 Machining Technology

Dialogue Shopping

Text 1 Fundamentals of Chip-type Machining Process

Text 2 Cutting Tools

Grammar Usage of "It" 

Reading Material Machine Tool Motions

Unit 4 CNC System

Dialogue Asking the Way

 Text 1 Automatical Control of Machining Tool Movements

 Text 2 An Overview of a CNC System

Grammar The Attributive Clause(1)

Reading Material Servomechanisms

Unit 5 NC Programming

Dialogue Expressing lakes and Dislikes

 Text 1 The Cartesian Coordinate System

 Text 2 Preparatory Codes and Miscellaneous Codes

 Grammar The Attributive Clause(2)

Reading Material Word Address Format

Unit 6 NC Machine Operation and Safety

Dialogue Expressing Worry

 Text 1 FANUC Series 15M Operator' s Manual

Text 2 The Keyboard Explanation of CNC Lathe

Grammar The Attributive Clause(3)

Reading Material Safety Rules for Operating Machines and Programmers

Unit 7 Maintenance and Troubleshooting of CNC Machine

Dialogue Inquiring the Phone Number

Text 1  Maintenance for a Horizontal MC

Text 2 Troubleshooting

Grammar The Attributive Clause(4)

Reading Material Employment Opportunities in Numerical Control

Unit 8 Computers in Manufacturing

Dialogue Expressing Certainty

Text 1 CAD versus CAM

Text 2 Computer Integrated Manufacturing (CIM)

Grammar Gerund

Reading Material Operational Strategies within CIM

Unit 9 Advanced Manufacturing Technology (1)

Dialogue Birthday Party

Text 1 Flexible Manufacturing System

Text 2 Machining Cells

Grammar Participle

Reading Material Machining Center and Tool Changes

Unit 10 Advanced Manufacturing Technology (2)

Dialogue Dining

Text I What is" Mechatronics" ?

Text 2 Future Factory--a Reality

Grammar Infinitive

Reading Material What Is Robot?

Appendix

Key to Exercises

Vocabulary