专门用途英语系列教材是教育部规划的高等学校（包括高等专科院校和高等职业院校）专业英语阶段的英语教材，也可供电大、各类成人院校以及广大专业人员学习专业英语、提高涉外业务交际能力使用。
本书系专门用途英语系列教材中的一种，旨在提高自动控制类专业的学生和自动控制行业从业人员在其行业中的涉外业务英语交际能力，包括专业阅读、翻译、写作和口头交际的能力。教材选题新颖、内容丰富、语言规范。全书共10个单元，内容涉及自动控制技术的各个方面。每单元包括专业文献阅读、翻译技巧训练、实际应用文写作练习和口语对话练习。书后附有参考答案、参考译文和词汇表等。本书附有MP3并配有录音带。
- 目录
- Unit 1 Control System
- ●Reading Comprehension
- Reading A：Control System
- Reading B：Design,Modeling and Analysis of Control System
- ●Translation Skills：词义的选择
- ●Practical Writing：广告
- ●Communicative Speaking
- Unit 2 The Future of Control System
- ●Reading Comprehension
- Reading A：Controlling the Future
- Reading B：Key Control Technology for the Future
- ●Translation skills：词义的引伸
- ●Practical Writing：求职信
- ●Communicative Speaking
- Unit 3 Competition Between PLC and PC
- ●Reading Comprehension
- Reading A：It's All a Question of Control（1）
- Reading B：It's All a Question of Control（2）
- ●Translation Skills：转换翻译法
- ●Practical Writing：履历表
- ●Communicative Speaking
- Unit 4 Automated Network Control
- ●Reading Comprehension
- Reading A：Automated Network Control and Supervision（1）
- Reading B：Automated Network Control and Supervision（2）
- ●Translation Skills：增词译法
- ●Practical Writing：感谢信
- ●Communicative Speaking
- Unit 5 TheRevolutionof Controlsystem
- ●Reading Comprehension
- Reading A：The Silent Revolution（1）
- Reading B：The Silent Revolution（2）
- ●Translation Skills：省词译法
- ●Practical Writing：邀请信
- ●Communicative Speaking
- Unit 6 Control Technology
- ●Reading Comprehension
- Reading A：Automated Control of Mobile Networks
- Reading B：New Control Center Technology
- ●Translation Skills：改变词序译法
- ●Practical Writing：询价信
- ●Communicative Speaking
- Unit 7 Automatic Control System and Control Network
- ●Reading Comprehension
- Reading A：Automatic Control System and Control Network
- Reading B：Automated Control of the Raytheon Personal Rapid Transmit System
- ●Translation Skills：否定句的译法
- ●Practical Writing：报价信
- ●Communicative Speaking
- Unit 8 Energy Management System Control Centers
- ●Reading Comprehension
- Reading A：EMS Control Centers，Then and Now
- Reading B：Challenges and Goals of Numerical AWareness
- ●Translation Skills：被动语态的译法
- ●Practical Writing：订货函
- ●Communicative Speaking
- Unit 9 A RideControl System
- ●Reading Comprehension
- Reading A：A Ride Control System
- Reading B：Cross Directional Control
- ●Translation Skills：定语从句的译法
- ●Practical Writing：索赔函
- ●Communicative Speaking
- Unit 10 Advantages of Using Control System
- ●Reading Comprehension
- Reading A：Centralized Automated Control Saves US＄1.5M for New Zealand's Largest Energy Provider
- Reading B：MED'03 Conference Report
- ●Translation Skills：状语从句的译法
- ●Practical Writing：企业简介
- ●Communicative Speaking
- 参考答案
- 参考译文
- Vocabulary
- Phrases
