| ABSTRACT | 第1-4页 |
| 摘要 | 第4-8页 |
| Chapter I Introduction | 第8-12页 |
| ·Definition of Instructions | 第8-9页 |
| ·Functions of Instruction | 第9页 |
| ·Background of the Research | 第9-10页 |
| ·Layout of the Thesis | 第10-12页 |
| Chapter II Literature Review of the Functionalism Theory | 第12-28页 |
| ·Early Theories before the Functionalist Approach | 第12-14页 |
| ·Main Theories of the Functionalist Approach | 第14-28页 |
| ·Katharina Reiss's Early Work on Text Typology and Language Function | 第14-17页 |
| ·Vermeer and his Skopos Theory | 第17-19页 |
| ·Justa Holz-Manttari's Translational Action | 第19-21页 |
| ·Christiane Nord's Translation-Oriented Text Analysis | 第21-28页 |
| Chapter III Language Features and Text Types of English Instructions | 第28-44页 |
| ·Language Features of Instructions | 第29-39页 |
| ·Lexical Features | 第29-33页 |
| ·Syntactic Features | 第33-36页 |
| ·Implications to Instruction Translation | 第36-39页 |
| ·Text types of Instruction | 第39-43页 |
| ·Three Text Types in English Instructions | 第39-41页 |
| ·Implications to Instruction Translation | 第41-43页 |
| ·Summary | 第43-44页 |
| Chapter IV Application of the Skopos theory to English Instruction Translation | 第44-71页 |
| ·Equifunctional Strategy for English Instruction Translation | 第44-46页 |
| ·Translation Principles for English Instruction | 第46-52页 |
| ·To realize the original purposes of the source instruction | 第48-49页 |
| ·To be faithful to the original instruction | 第49-50页 |
| ·To localize cultural differences in the target language | 第50-52页 |
| ·Translation Methods for English Instruction Translation | 第52-63页 |
| ·Literal Translation | 第52-54页 |
| ·Free Translation | 第54-58页 |
| ·Localization | 第58-63页 |
| ·Case Study | 第63-70页 |
| ·Case One | 第63-66页 |
| ·Case Two | 第66-70页 |
| ·Summary | 第70-71页 |
| Chapter V Conclusion | 第71-74页 |
| ·Major Findings of the Thesis | 第71-72页 |
| ·Implications to instruction translators | 第72-73页 |
| ·Limitations of the Thesis and Suggestions for Future Research | 第73-74页 |
| REFERENCES | 第74-77页 |
| ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS | 第77-78页 |
