| 中文摘要 | 第1-6页 |
| Abstract | 第6-10页 |
| Introduction | 第10-12页 |
| Chapter 1 General reflections on the study of translation | 第12-16页 |
| ·Different viewpoints on translation | 第12-13页 |
| ·The status quo of translation studies at home and abroad | 第13-14页 |
| ·The significance of present study | 第14-16页 |
| Chapter 2 Literature review of western translation history | 第16-21页 |
| ·The beginning period-the end of 4 centuries B. C | 第16页 |
| ·From Roman Empire to early Middle Ages | 第16-17页 |
| ·The medieval times | 第17-18页 |
| ·The Renaissance period | 第18页 |
| ·From the late of 17~(th) century to the early of 20~(th) century | 第18-19页 |
| ·Contemporary translation studies after World War Two | 第19-21页 |
| Chapter 3 The classification of main western translation theories | 第21-53页 |
| ·Philological School | 第23-28页 |
| ·Three typical aspects of Philological School | 第23-25页 |
| ·Representatives of Philological School | 第25-28页 |
| ·Linguistic School | 第28-41页 |
| ·Prague School — Roman Jakobson | 第28-30页 |
| ·London School — John Catford | 第30-34页 |
| ·Communicative Theory — Eugene Nida | 第34-38页 |
| ·Semantic translation and communicative translation — Peter Newmark | 第38-41页 |
| ·Cultural School | 第41-53页 |
| ·Early Translation Studies — James Holmes | 第41-42页 |
| ·Polysystem School — Even-Zohar | 第42-44页 |
| ·Descriptive Translation Studies — Gideon Toury | 第44-45页 |
| ·Cultural Translation — Susan Bassnett and Andre Lefevere | 第45-48页 |
| ·Post-colonialism School — Spivak and Niranjana | 第48-50页 |
| ·Deconstructionism — Derrida and Venuti | 第50-53页 |
| Chapter 4 Insights on translation studies in China | 第53-63页 |
| ·Problems of translation studies in China | 第53-54页 |
| ·The relationship between Western and Chinese translation theories | 第54-60页 |
| ·Similarities between Western and Chinese translation theories | 第55-56页 |
| ·Differences between Western and Chinese translation theories | 第56-60页 |
| ·The future translation studies in China | 第60-63页 |
| ·Shining points of western translation studies | 第60-61页 |
| ·ways to improve translation studies in China | 第61-63页 |
| Conclusion | 第63-65页 |
| Notes | 第65-66页 |
| Bibliography | 第66-69页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第69页 |
