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1.1 Historical perspective (观察，透视)
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Materials are probably more deep-seated (根 深蒂固的, 深层的) in our culture than most of us realize.
Transportation, housing, clothing, communication, recreation（娱乐）, and food production—virtually（事实上） every segment （方面）of our everyday lives is influenced to one degree or another（不同程度 地） by materials.
每个方面

Segment: section/division/part/piece部分、片 Manipulate: control/employ控制、使用
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Designate: define/denote/label/ name 标记、命名 Access to): approach 途径
the present time 同时代的

Nebulous: vague. An idea that is nebulous is not at all clear or exact. 模棱两可的
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Pottery: pots/dishes or other items made from clay
and fired in a kiln (oven) 陶器

Alter: change 改变
Utilization: application /use 应用、 用途 Empower: control 驾驭、控制
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Words and phrases

Characteristic: peculiarity, feature/trait/attribute/property特质 Evolve: produce 生产 Complex: sophisticated 复杂的 Contemporary：Someone who lived or was in a particular place at the same time as someone else. Modern/belonging to

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It was not until relatively recent times that scientist came to understand the relationship between structural elements of materials and their properties. This knowledge, acquired in the past 60 years or so, has empowered （使能够） them to fashion(shape ), to a large degree（非常）, the characteristics of materials.

Evoke 引起，唤起 Interdisciplinary 交叉学科 Metallurgy 冶金 Nebulous 模糊的，云雾状的 Agglomerate 团聚，大块 Dielectric current 介电常数 Thermal conductivity 热传导
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The earliest humans had access to only a very limited number of materials, those that occur naturally: stone, wood, clay（粘土）, skins, and so on. With time they discovered techniques for producing materials that had properties superior to those of the natural ones; these new materials included pottery （陶 器） and various metals.
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Furthermore, it was discovered that the properties of a material could be altered （改变）by heat treatments and by the addition of other substances. At this point, materials utilization（利用） was totally a selection process, that is, deciding from a given, rather limited set of materials the one that was best suited for an application by virtue of （凭借）its characteristics（特性）.
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Historically, the development and advancement of societies have been intimately（密切地） tied to the members’ ability to produce and manipulate （使用）materials to fill their needs. In fact, early civilizations have been designated （命名） by the level of their materials development (i.e., Stone Age, Bronze Age, Iron Age).
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Chapter1 Introduction



Learning Objectives 2 1.1 Historical Perspective 2 1.2 Materials Science and Engineering 2 1.3 Why Study Materials Science and Engineering? 4 1.4 Classification of Materials 5 1.5 Advanced Materials 6 1.6 Modern Materials’ Needs 6


Agglomerate：melt 团聚、成块-volcanic rock consisting of large fragments fused together
Leabharlann Baidu
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Vocabulary
Contemporary 当代 Stimulus 激励，刺激 Opaque 不透明 Translucent 半透明 Transparent 透明 Deep-seated 根深蒂固的，深层的 Existence 存在, 实在, 生活, 存在物, 实在物 Sophisticated 复杂的 Forerunner 先驱(者), 传令官, 预兆 Intimately 密切地
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Elaboration 解释，阐述 Stepwise楼梯式的, 逐步的 Recreation 消遣, 娱乐 segment段, 节, 片断 Deteriorative 恶化，变质，

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Heat capacity 热容 Refraction 折射，衍射 Ductility 延展性 Overriding 最重要的 Prohibitive 抑制 Judicious 明智的 criterion 准则

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Steel age
Advanced materials age
iron age Stone age
bronze age
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Thus, tens of thousands of different materials have evolved （出现）with rather specialized characteristics that meet the needs of our modern and complex society. These include metals, plastics, glasses, and fibers.
Words and phrases

Deep-seated: close/intimate 紧密的 Virtually: practically/in fact/nearly/as good as/in
effect/in essence实际上地

Every segment of our everyday lives:日常生活的

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ceramics
porcelain
The ugly bowl and the beautiful cup are different in appearance, but do you know the bowl is the ancestor of the cup if trace back to 7000 years ago?
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材料科学 材料工程 金属材料 非金属材料 陶瓷材料 高分子材料 复合材料 生物材料 半导体材料 先进材料

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Related to: be concerned with 相关的 Encompass：to completely cover or surround sth.覆盖或 环绕 Realm：territroy/monarchy/ zone/domain/region /kingdom/area/branch 区域