专业英语1

Unit1

1、The mordern chemical industry came about during1.the Industrial Revolution about1800.

2、However,there was anic chemical side of the industry to speak of before 1860.

3、By the early years of the20th century advances into synthetic pharmaceuticals and some new dyestuffs had been made,and two important processes---3.contact process for sulphuric acid and4.Haber process for ammonia were developed.

Demand for5.synthetic polymers stimulated the explosive growth in petrochemicals in1960s and1970s.

4、It makes thousands of different chemicals in the forms as raw materials, 6.intermediates and products,and it’s not as easy as it seems to definite“the chemical industry.”

5、For example,agriculture relies on the chemical industry for its large quantities of 7.artificial fertilizers and8.crop protection chemicals.

6、Modern9.technology and synthetic dyes provide a good market for clothing.

7、We should also draw attention to the many life saving and therapeutic drugs and medicines produced by the10.p harmaceutical sector of the industry.

8、A major characteristic of the chemical industry is its great emphasis on11.research and development.

9、The scale of operations within the industry ranges from quite small plants in the fine chemicals area to the giants of the fertilizer and12.petrochemical sectors.

10、Heavy capital investments,extremely widespread use of13.automatic controll equipment partly explain why the industry is14.capital rather-than-labor intensive. carbonate（碳酸盐）polypropylene（聚丙烯）epoxy（环氧基）vinyl（乙烯基）acetate（醋酸盐）pharmaceutical（药物的）

spectrum（光谱）formaldehyde（甲醛）silica（硅石）ammonium （铵离子）polyester（聚酯）the lion's share（大份额）

钠Na(sodium)钾K(potassium)磷P(phosphur)氨(ammonia)聚合物(polymer)聚乙烯(polyethylene)氯化物(chloride)

粘度(viscosity)烃(hydrocarbon)催化剂(catalyst)

炼油厂(refinery)添加剂(additives)

Unit2

1、All sectors of manufacturing industry carry out research and development,or1.R& D.

2、Research refers to the activities which create new2.ideas and knowledge,and then they are put into practice as new3.processes and products by development.

3、Furthermore,research can be classified as4.fundamental research,carried out mainly by academic institutions, 5.applied research carried out mainly by industrial laboratories.

4、This article explores four types of research and development in chemical industry:(1)6.product development,discovering and developing a chemical with specific use.

5、Process development,resulting a process for a new product or a new route for7.an