| Acknowledgements | 第6-7页 |
| Abstract | 第7-8页 |
| 摘要 | 第9-12页 |
| Chapter 1 Introduction | 第12-16页 |
| 1.1 Research Background | 第12-13页 |
| 1.2 Significance and Necessity of the Study | 第13-14页 |
| 1.3 Objectives of the Study | 第14-15页 |
| 1.4 Structure of the Thesis | 第15-16页 |
| Chapter 2 Literature Review | 第16-22页 |
| 2.1 Studies on the English Translation of Li Qingzhao's Ci-poetry | 第16-19页 |
| 2.1.1 Studies on Xu Yuanzhong's Translated works | 第17-18页 |
| 2.1.2 Studies on Kenneth Rexroth's Translated works | 第18-19页 |
| 2.2 Previous Studies of Adaptation Theory and its Application in Translation | 第19-22页 |
| 2.2.1 Adaptation Theory | 第19-20页 |
| 2.2.2 Application of Adaptation Theory in Translation | 第20-22页 |
| Chapter 3 Theoretical Framework | 第22-33页 |
| 3.1 Important Conceptions of Adaptation Theory | 第22-28页 |
| 3.1.1 Language Use as Choice-making | 第22-25页 |
| 3.1.2 Three Properties of Language | 第25-27页 |
| 3.1.3 Four Angles of Investigation | 第27-28页 |
| 3.2 The Application of Adaptation Theory in Translation | 第28-33页 |
| 3.2.1 Translation as a Process of Continuous Choice-making | 第28-30页 |
| 3.2.2 Translation as a Process of Making Adaptation | 第30页 |
| 3.2.3 Four Angles for Translation Studies | 第30-33页 |
| Chapter 4 Two English Versions of Li Qingzhao's Ci-poetry | 第33-38页 |
| 4.1 Xu Yuanzhong and 300 Song Lyrics | 第33-35页 |
| 4.1.1 The Life of Xu Yuanzhong | 第33-34页 |
| 4.1.2 Li Qingzhao's Poetry Translated by Xu Yuanzhong | 第34-35页 |
| 4.2 Kenneth Rexroth and Li Qingzhao: Complete Poems | 第35-38页 |
| 4.2.1 The Life of Kenneth Rexroth | 第35-37页 |
| 4.2.2 Li Qingzhao's Poetry Translated by Kenneth Rexroth | 第37-38页 |
| Chapter 5 A Contrastive Study of the Two English Versions | 第38-60页 |
| 5.1 Contextual Adaptability | 第38-44页 |
| 5.1.1 Adaptation to Communicative Context | 第38-43页 |
| 5.1.2 Adaptation to Linguistic Context | 第43-44页 |
| 5.2 Structural Adaptation | 第44-51页 |
| 5.2.1 Adaptation at Phonological Level | 第44-46页 |
| 5.2.2 Adaptation at Lexical Level | 第46-48页 |
| 5.2.3 Adaptation at Semantic Level | 第48-51页 |
| 5.3 Dynamic Adaptation | 第51-56页 |
| 5.3.1 The Temporal Dimension | 第51-52页 |
| 5.3.2 Dynamics Concerning Contextual and Structural Constraints | 第52-56页 |
| 5.4 Salience of Adaptation Process | 第56-60页 |
| Chapter 6 Conclusion | 第60-64页 |
| 6.1 Summary of the Study | 第60-61页 |
| 6.2 Implications of the Study | 第61-62页 |
| 6.3 Limitations of the Study and Suggestions for Further Research | 第62-64页 |
| Works Cited | 第64-67页 |
| Publications | 第67页 |
