本书为新起点“中文+”系列教材，国际学生通识课程教材其中一分册，特色如下：
（1）工程技术相关专业留学生通识核心课程配套教材
（2）创设场景式学习环境，调动学生学习兴趣
（3）汉语言知识与工程领域专业知识紧密结合
（4）帮助学生克服语言障碍，提高专业汉语交际能力
（5）教材适用范围广，具有较强的扩展性，可在此基础上开发面向汉语学习者的专业汉语类教材，如《市政工程汉语》《土木工程汉语》《通信工程汉语》等
This is one volume of the Starting Line—A Series of “Chinese +” Textbooks and core general education courses for international students of engineering-related majors. It is known for the following features:
(1) A supporting textbook for core general education courses for international students of engineering-related majors;
(2) Creating a situational learning environment to arouse students’ interest in learning;
(3) Closely combining Chinese linguistic knowledge with engineering expertise;
(4) Helping students overcome language barriers and improve their communication competence in professional Chinese.
(5) The textbook is widely used and features strong expansibility, based on which some professional Chinese textbooks can be developed for Chinese learners, such as Chinese for Municipal Engineering, Chinese for Civil Engineering, Chinese for Communication Engineering, etc.
