| Acknowledgements | 第1-7页 |
| 中文摘要 | 第7-8页 |
| Abstract | 第8-12页 |
| Chapter 1 Introduction | 第12-15页 |
| ·Purpose of the Research | 第12-13页 |
| ·Methodology of the Research | 第13页 |
| ·Significance of the Research | 第13-14页 |
| ·Framework of the Research | 第14-15页 |
| Chapter 2 Literature Review | 第15-21页 |
| ·About Tao Te Ching | 第15-17页 |
| ·Previous Studies on Versions of Tao Te Ching | 第15-16页 |
| ·Previous Studies on Authorships of Tao Te Ching | 第16-17页 |
| ·An Overview of English Translation History of Tao Te Ching | 第17-19页 |
| ·Studies at Home | 第17-18页 |
| ·Studies Abroad | 第18-19页 |
| ·Previous Studies on Eco-Translatology | 第19-21页 |
| Chapter 3 A New Perspective on Translation—Eco-Translatology | 第21-29页 |
| ·Background of Eco-Translatology | 第21-23页 |
| ·Worldwide Ecological Trend of Thought | 第21-23页 |
| ·Development of Ecology-related Subjects | 第23页 |
| ·Theoretical Framework of Eco-Translatology | 第23-26页 |
| ·Eco-holism | 第24-25页 |
| ·Oriental Eco-wisdom | 第25-26页 |
| ·Core Concepts of Eco-Translatology | 第26-29页 |
| ·Translation as Adaptation and Selection | 第26-28页 |
| ·Translator-centeredness | 第28-29页 |
| Chapter 4 Multi-dimensional Adaptations and Selections to the English Translations of Tao Te Ching | 第29-55页 |
| ·A Brief Introduction to Three Translators | 第29-32页 |
| ·About James Legge | 第29-30页 |
| ·About Arthur Waley | 第30-31页 |
| ·About D.C.Lau | 第31-32页 |
| ·Adaptations to Translational Eco-environment of the English Translations | 第32-34页 |
| ·Translators’ Adaptations to Internal Desire | 第32-33页 |
| ·Translators’ Adaptations to Ability | 第33-34页 |
| ·Translators’ Adaptive Selections to the English Translations | 第34-55页 |
| ·Linguistic Dimensional Adaptation/Selection | 第34-44页 |
| ·Adaptive Selections at Lexical Level | 第34-38页 |
| ·Adaptive Selections at Syntactic Level | 第38-41页 |
| ·Adaptive Selections at Stylistic Level | 第41-44页 |
| ·Cultural Dimensional Adaptation/Selection | 第44-52页 |
| ·Tao | 第45-47页 |
| ·Numbers | 第47-49页 |
| ·Valuing Softness and Keeping Modesty | 第49-52页 |
| ·Communicative Adaptation/Selection | 第52-55页 |
| Chapter 5 Evaluation of the English Versions in Translational Eco-environment | 第55-64页 |
| ·Degree of Multi-dimensional Transformations | 第55-57页 |
| ·Reader’s Feedback | 第57-63页 |
| ·Printing Numbers | 第57-60页 |
| ·Statistics of Academic Research | 第60-61页 |
| ·Popularity among Western Readers | 第61-63页 |
| ·Translator’s Quality | 第63-64页 |
| Chapter 6 Conclusions | 第64-67页 |
| ·Major Findings of the Study | 第64-65页 |
| ·Limitations and Suggestions for Further Studies | 第65-67页 |
| Bibliography | 第67-69页 |
| List of Tables | 第69页 |
