本书为“十三五”普通高等教育本科规划教材，涉及水利水电行业的多个领域，包括水资源、水文学、河流工程、工程结构、环境工程、灌溉、工程施工、水电站设施设备、特殊水电站功能、工程招投标、学术论文写作和翻译等。全书分29章，分别是水资源、水资源开发规划、水资源可持续发展、水文学与水循环、水文学原理——单位线、泥沙、河流、洪水、水污染、坝、堤防、水电站、水环境、气候变化、水利用率与节水、灌溉文化、灌溉方法、灌溉运行评价、大坝的截流和导流、土石坝填筑、水电站主要设备、水电及其特点、抽水蓄能电站、潮汐发电站、小水电、航运和娱乐、招投标、怎样写好你的篇学术论文、翻译。
本书可作为高等学校水利水电专业的教学用书，也可作为水利水电企业工程技术人员和管理人员学习专业英语的培训教材。

Chapter 1 Water Resources
Part 1 Water
Part 2 World Water Resources
Part 3 Water Availability and Water Resources Deficit
Part 4 Water Resources and Water Use
Explanations
New Words and Expressions
Complicated Sentences
Summary of Glossary
Abbreviations (Abbr.)
Exercises
Word Building (1) -al (ial); -ous
Text Translation
Chapter 2 Planning for Water Resources Development
Part 1 Introduction of Planning
Part 2 Levels of Planning
Part 3 Process of Planning
Explanations
New Words and Expressions
Complicated Sentences
Summary of Glossary
Exercises
Word Building (2) -able; aqu-
Text Translation
Chapter 3 Water Resources for Sustainable Development
Part 1 Introduction
Part 2 Concluding Remarks
Explanations
New Words and Expressions
Complicated Sentences
Summary of Glossary
Abbreviations(Abbr
Exercises
Word Building (3) bi-; de-
Text Translation
Chapter 4 Hydrology and Water Cyele
Part 1 Introduction of Hydrology
Part 2 What Is Hydrology
Part 3 Introduction of Water Cycle
Part 4 Processes of Water Cycle
Part 5 Application of Water Cycle
Explanations
New Words and Expressions
Complicated Sentences
Summary of Glossary
Exercises
Word Building (4) hydr (hydro-); non-
Text Translation
Chapter 5 Principle of Hydrology-Unit Hydrographs
Part 1 Introduction
Part 2 Construction of Unit Hydrographs
Explanations
New Words and Expressions
Complicated Sentences
Summary of Glossary
Abbreviations (Abbr.)
Exercises
Word Building (5) -ment; -mit
Text Translation
Chapter 6 Sediments
Part 1 Origin and Formation of Sediment
Part 2 The Size and Shape of Sediment
Explanations
New Words and Expressions
Complicated Sentences
Summary of Glossary
Abbreviations(Abbr
Exercises
Word Building (6) geo-; rot-
Text Translation
Chapter 7 River
Part 1 Introduction
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Chapter 8 Flood
Chapter 9 Water Pollution
Chapter 10 Dams
Chapter 11 Levee
Chapter 12 Hydropower Plants
Chapter 13 Water Environment
Chapter 14 Climate Change
Chapter 15 Water Use Efficiency and Water Conservation
Chapter 16 Irrigation Culture
Chapter 17 Irrigation Methods
Chapter 18 Irrigation Performance Evaluation
Chapter 19 River Closure and Diversion in Dam Construction
Chapter 20 Embankment and Fills
Chapter 21 Main Equipment in Hydropower Plants
Chapter 22 Hydroelectricity and Its Characteristics
Chapter 23 Pumped-Storage Plants
Chapter 24 Tidal Power Station
Chapter 25 Small Hydropower
Chapter 26 Navigation and Recreation
Chapter 27 Bids
Chapter 28 How to Write Your First Research Paper
Chapter 29 EST Translation
Appendix 1 Test Example
Appendix 2 Answers to Exercises
Appendix 3 Vocabulary
Appendix 4 Abbreviations
Appendix 5 Website of Speity Orgnizations
References