| Acknowledgments | 第1-5页 |
| 摘要 | 第5-6页 |
| Abstract | 第6-8页 |
| Contents | 第8-10页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第10-13页 |
| ·Background and Purpose of the Thesis | 第10-11页 |
| ·Significance of the Thesis | 第11页 |
| ·Main Content of the Thesis | 第11-12页 |
| ·Difficult and Key Point of the Thesis | 第12-13页 |
| Chapter Two Literature Review | 第13-17页 |
| ·Current Situations of the Study of the English Versions of Tao Te Ching | 第13-16页 |
| ·English Versions of Tao Te Ching | 第13-14页 |
| ·The Translation of the First Chapter and Key Words of Tao Te Ching | 第14-15页 |
| ·Evaluation of the English Versions of Tao Te Ching | 第15页 |
| ·Transform of the Cultural Images in Tao Te Ching | 第15-16页 |
| ·Limitations of the Current Situation of the Study of the English Versions of Tao Te Ching | 第16-17页 |
| Chapter Three Theoretical Framework | 第17-26页 |
| ·Gideon Toury's Norms Theory | 第17-19页 |
| ·The Concept of Norms | 第17-18页 |
| ·The Nature of Translational Norms | 第18-19页 |
| ·The Classification of Translational Norms | 第19-24页 |
| ·Initial Norms | 第20页 |
| ·Preliminary Norms | 第20-22页 |
| ·Operational Norms | 第22-24页 |
| ·The Value of the Norms Theory for Translation Studies | 第24-26页 |
| Chapter Four Tao Te Ching and its English Version | 第26-32页 |
| ·Introduction to Lao-Tzu and Tao Te Ching | 第26-28页 |
| ·Achievements and Influence of Tao Te Ching in China | 第28-29页 |
| ·The English Versions of Tao Te Ching | 第29-30页 |
| ·Its Translational Difficulties | 第30-31页 |
| ·Summary | 第31-32页 |
| Chapter Five Norms Behind the English Versions of Tao Te Ching | 第32-50页 |
| ·Norms Behind James Legge’s Translation Versions of Tao Te Ching | 第32-37页 |
| ·Preliminary Norms in James Legge’s Translation | 第32-34页 |
| ·Operational Norms in James Legge’s Translation | 第34-37页 |
| ·Norms Behind Arthur Waley’s Translation Versions of Tao Te Ching | 第37-43页 |
| ·Preliminary Norms in Arthur Waley’s Translation | 第37-40页 |
| ·Operational Norms in Arthur Waley’s Translation | 第40-43页 |
| ·Norms Behind Lin Yutang’s Translation Versions of Tao Te Ching | 第43-50页 |
| ·Preliminary Norms in Lin Yutang’s Translation | 第43-45页 |
| ·Operational Norms in Lin Yutang’s Translation | 第45-50页 |
| Chapter Six Conclusion | 第50-52页 |
| ·Conclusion | 第50-51页 |
| ·Implications and limitations | 第51-52页 |
| Bibliography | 第52-54页 |
