海事英语是一门非常专业的英语，涉及航海业务的各个方面。

本书为丛书的第一册。内容包括：大洲和大洋、海浪和洋流、海运和外贸、海船历史、商船运营、船舶构造、船舶分类、郑和下西洋等。在编写本书的过程中针对课文中船舶分类、船舶构造以及著名的航运地点插入了较多的切题的精美图片，以期学生在学习第一册的时候就能对这些重要知识有一个直观和感性的认识，同时也增加了学习的生动和趣味性。

本书是《基础海事英语阅读》教材中的第一册。内容丰富，选材新颖，图文并茂。本书共13个单元，每单元分三大模块：课文、综合练习和阅读材料。内容选材突出远洋船员工作性质的科普知识，包括大洲和大洋、海浪和海流、海运和外贸、海船历史、商船运营、船舶构造、船舶分类、郑和下西洋等内容。

Unit One Continents and Oceans

Test Continents and Oceans

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Unit Two Ocean Currents and Their Journeys

Test Ocean Currents and Their Journeys

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Unit Three Marine Shipping and Foreign Trade

Test Marine Shipping and Foreign Trade

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Unit Four Ship' s Past and Present

Test Ship' s Past and Present

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Unit Five How Merchant Ships Operate

Test How Merchant Ships Operate

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Unit Six r Ship's Construction

Test Ship' s Construction

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Unit Seven Shipboard Organization

Test Shipboard Organization

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Unit Eight Bulk Carriers

Test Bulk Carriers

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Unit Nine Tankers

Test Tankers

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Unit Ten General Cargo Ships and Refrigerator ships

Test General Cargo Ships and Refrigerator ships

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Unit Eleven Container Ships

Test Container Ships

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Unit Twelve Special Duty Vessels

Test Special Duty Vessels

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Unit Thirteen Zheng Hc the Chinese Columbus

Test ZhengHe-the Chinese Columbus

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