| Abstract | 第1-5页 |
| 摘要 | 第5-9页 |
| 1. Introduction | 第9-13页 |
| ·The Research Background | 第9-10页 |
| ·The Significance of the Present Study | 第10页 |
| ·Data Collection and Research Method | 第10-11页 |
| ·Structure of the Thesis | 第11-13页 |
| 2. Literature review | 第13-17页 |
| ·Previous Research on the C-E Translation of PS | 第13-14页 |
| ·The Limitations in the Previous Researches | 第14-15页 |
| ·The Theoretical Potentiality of the Present Study | 第15-17页 |
| 3. Theoretical Framework | 第17-35页 |
| ·Jef Verschueren’s Adaptation Theory | 第17-22页 |
| ·Theoretical Basis of Adaptation Theory | 第17页 |
| ·The Overview of Adaptation Theory | 第17-22页 |
| ·Translation in the View of Adaptation Theory | 第22-30页 |
| ·Translation-a Process of Continuous Choice-making | 第23-25页 |
| ·Adaptation in Translation | 第25-30页 |
| ·The Implications of Adaptation Theory to Translation Practice | 第30-35页 |
| ·Flexible Uses of the Approaches and Strategies | 第32页 |
| ·TheValue of Every Translation Approach | 第32-35页 |
| 4. An Overview of Public Signs | 第35-51页 |
| ·Brief Introduction of Public Signs | 第35-42页 |
| ·Definition | 第35-36页 |
| ·Applied Scopes of Public Signs | 第36-37页 |
| ·Classifications of Public Signs | 第37-42页 |
| ·Features of Public signs | 第42-46页 |
| ·Information Features | 第42-43页 |
| ·Language Features | 第43-45页 |
| ·Textual Type of Public Signs | 第45-46页 |
| ·Similarities and Differences between Chinese and English Public Signs | 第46-51页 |
| ·Similarities | 第46-47页 |
| ·Differences | 第47-51页 |
| 5. Application of Adaptation Theory in the Translation of PS | 第51-63页 |
| ·Adaptation to Linguistic Convention | 第51-57页 |
| ·Adaptation at word level | 第51-54页 |
| ·Adaptation at phrase level | 第54-56页 |
| ·Adaptation at sentence level | 第56-57页 |
| ·Adaptation to Extra-linguistic Context | 第57-62页 |
| ·Social-cultural Adaptation | 第57-60页 |
| ·Psychological Desire’s Adaptation | 第60-61页 |
| ·Adaptation to Physical Reality | 第61-62页 |
| ·Summary | 第62-63页 |
| 6. Conclusion | 第63-65页 |
| ·The Findings of the Study | 第63页 |
| ·The Limitations of the Study and suggestions | 第63-65页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第65-67页 |
| Bibliography | 第67-71页 |
| Appendix | 第71-77页 |
| Publications | 第77页 |
