| Acknowledgements | 第1-6页 |
| Abstract | 第6-7页 |
| 摘要 | 第7-10页 |
| Introduction | 第10-13页 |
| ·Scope of Research | 第10页 |
| ·Motivation | 第10-11页 |
| ·Methodology | 第11-12页 |
| ·Format of the Thesis | 第12-13页 |
| Chapter One Literature Review | 第13-17页 |
| ·Euphemism and its Translation Researches Outside China | 第13-14页 |
| ·Euphemism and its Translation Researches in China | 第14-17页 |
| Chapter Two A General Introduction to English and Chinese Euphemism | 第17-48页 |
| ·Definitions of Euphemism and Their Deficiency | 第17-20页 |
| ·Distinction between Similar Terms | 第20-21页 |
| ·Euphemism and Dysphemism | 第20-21页 |
| ·Euphemism and Understatement | 第21页 |
| ·Classification of Euphemism | 第21-24页 |
| ·Positive Euphemisms and Negative Euphemisms | 第21-22页 |
| ·Unconscious Euphemisms and Conscious Euphemisms | 第22-23页 |
| ·Conventional Euphemisms and Situational Euphemisms | 第23-24页 |
| ·A Brief History of English and Chinese Euphemisms | 第24-26页 |
| ·The Functions of Euphemism | 第26-30页 |
| ·Evasive Function | 第26-28页 |
| ·Upgrading Function | 第28-29页 |
| ·Cosmetic Function | 第29-30页 |
| ·Formation of Euphemisms | 第30-42页 |
| ·Formative Principles | 第30-37页 |
| ·Formative Devices of English and Chinese Euphemism | 第37-42页 |
| ·Circumstances of Euphemism Application | 第42-45页 |
| ·Euphemism for Birth, Illness, Old Age and Death | 第42-43页 |
| ·Euphemism for Poverty and Unemployment | 第43页 |
| ·Political and Military Euphemism | 第43-44页 |
| ·Euphemism for the Profane | 第44页 |
| ·Euphemism for Crime | 第44-45页 |
| ·Occupational Euphemism | 第45页 |
| ·Advertising Euphemism | 第45页 |
| ·Laws Governing the Emerging and Ebbing of Euphemism | 第45-48页 |
| ·Gresham’s Law | 第46页 |
| ·Law of Succession | 第46-48页 |
| Chapter Three A Comparative Study of English and Chinese Euphemism | 第48-59页 |
| ·Definition of Death Euphemism and Culture | 第48-49页 |
| ·Theoretical Background | 第49-51页 |
| ·Language and Culture | 第49-50页 |
| ·Florence Kluckhohn’s Five Orientations | 第50-51页 |
| ·Cultural Differences between English and Chinese Euphemisms | 第51-59页 |
| ·Different Cultural Patterns | 第51-55页 |
| ·Different Religions | 第55-58页 |
| ·Different Social Customs | 第58-59页 |
| Chapter Four The English-Chinese and Chinese-English Translation of Euphemism | 第59-65页 |
| ·Difficulties in the Translation of Euphemisms | 第59-61页 |
| ·Language Related Difficulty | 第59-60页 |
| ·Culture-related Difficulty | 第60-61页 |
| ·Strategies for Translating Euphemism | 第61-65页 |
| ·Rendering Euphemism by Euphemism | 第61页 |
| ·Rendering Surface Meaning | 第61-62页 |
| ·Rendering Implied Meaning | 第62-63页 |
| ·Rendering Surface Meaning and Implied Meaning | 第63-65页 |
| Conclusion | 第65-67页 |
| Bibliography | 第67-69页 |
