Chinese-English Science and Technology Dictionary: Selected Edition

Author: Sun Fuchu, Editor-in-Chief
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Publishing Date: 2005-01-01
Features: Currently, technological progress is advancing at an unprecedented pace, and the trend of economic and technological integration is continuously developing. Since China's entry into the World Trade Organization, with the acceleration of reform and opening-up, exchanges and cooperation in science and technology with countries around the world have been rapidly expanding. The communication and integration of Chinese and English in the field of science and technology have become increasingly valued by people. To meet the needs of international scientific and technological exchanges and cooperation in the new era, Professor Sun Fuchu of Tsinghua University, together with over 50 experts and scholars from different generations, spent 15 years meticulously compiling the "Chinese-English Dictionary of Science and Technology." This is another significant work dedicated to the readers by Sun Fuchu and his colleagues, following their earlier publication of the "English-Chinese Dictionary of Science and Technology" 25 years ago. This dictionary has two notable characteristics: First, it is rich and up-to-date. The entire book includes approximately 50,000 entries, over 800,000 example sentences, and more than 80,000 example phrases, totaling over 20 million words. Readers can not only find new technical terms in various basic and applied disciplines such as nanotechnology, genetic technology, and information technology but also gain related knowledge and accurate English expressions. Second, it is highly targeted. The authors have combined their teaching experience in university-level science and technology English with the compilation of Chinese-English science and technology dictionaries. This book aims to address the language challenges in writing English scientific papers and works for China's scientific and technological community. It includes a large number of authentic materials selected from English and American original works, which can not only be used for reference but also help readers develop a smooth sense of language and coherent thinking, fostering the ability to generalize and apply knowledge to different contexts. The National Defense Industry Press has organized the publication of this major dictionary, which has done a very important foundational work for China's scientific and technological community. I believe that the publication of this dictionary will undoubtedly be well-received and loved by and translators. I hope that and the authors will work together to identify issues and shortcomings, revise them promptly, and continuously improve the dictionary.