| ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS | 第1-6页 |
| ABSTRACT | 第6-8页 |
| 摘要 | 第8-9页 |
| CONTENTS | 第9-11页 |
| CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION | 第11-17页 |
| ·Research Background | 第12-13页 |
| ·Research Questions | 第13-14页 |
| ·Research Methodology | 第14页 |
| ·Research Significance | 第14-15页 |
| ·Organization of the Thesis | 第15-17页 |
| CHAPTER TWO LITERATURE REVIEW | 第17-27页 |
| ·Working Definition of Inference | 第18-19页 |
| ·Previous Research on the Types of Inference | 第19-23页 |
| ·Chernov's Inference | 第19-21页 |
| ·Liu Limin's Inference | 第21-22页 |
| ·van Dijk and Kinstch's Inference | 第22-23页 |
| ·Previous Researches on Inference in Interpreting and Interpreter Training | 第23-25页 |
| ·Summary | 第25-27页 |
| CHAPTER THREE THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK | 第27-39页 |
| ·Brief Introduction to Relevance Theory | 第27-28页 |
| ·The Ostensive-Inferential Nature of Communication | 第28-30页 |
| ·Relevance and Optimal Relevance | 第30-32页 |
| ·Cognitive Environment for Inference | 第32-34页 |
| ·A Proposed Model for Inference in Interpreting | 第34-37页 |
| ·A Relevance Theory(RT)-based Model of Interpreting Process | 第34-35页 |
| ·A RT-based Model of Inferential Process in Interpreting | 第35-36页 |
| ·Types of Inference in the Light of Relevance Theory | 第36-37页 |
| ·Summary | 第37-39页 |
| CHAPTER FOUR CASE ANALYSIS | 第39-55页 |
| ·Description of the Material Chosen | 第39-40页 |
| ·Analysis of the Inferences Made in the Material | 第40-53页 |
| ·Inferences Made from Encyclopedic Information(Encyclopedic Inferences) | 第41-44页 |
| ·Inferences Made from logical Information(Logical Inferences) | 第44-49页 |
| ·Inferences Made from Lexical Information(Lexical Inferences) | 第49-53页 |
| ·Summary | 第53-55页 |
| CHAPTER FIVE STRATEGIES FOR IMPROVING THE INFERENTIAL ABILITY OF THE INTERPRETERS | 第55-69页 |
| ·Strategies for Improving Inferential Ability from Encyclopedic Aspect | 第55-60页 |
| ·Curriculum Arrangement-Set up Encyclopedic Courses | 第56-58页 |
| ·Preparation before Interpreting | 第58-60页 |
| ·Strategies for Improving Inferential Ability from Logical Aspect | 第60-63页 |
| ·Retell and Summarize | 第61-62页 |
| ·Make Use of the Communicative Situation | 第62-63页 |
| ·Strategies for Improving Inferential Ability from Lexical Aspect | 第63-66页 |
| ·Build a well-knit Vocabulary System | 第64-65页 |
| ·Get Familiar with Different Pronunciation and Accents of the Working Languages | 第65-66页 |
| ·Summary | 第66-69页 |
| CHAPTER SIX CONCLUSIONS | 第69-73页 |
| REFERENCES | 第73-77页 |
| APPENDIX TRANSCRIPTION OF THE MATERIAL | 第77-81页 |
