| Acknowledgements | 第2-5页 |
| Abstract | 第5页 |
| 1． Introduction | 第7-12页 |
| 1．1 Academic Background of Subject of Translation | 第7-9页 |
| 1．2 On the Status of Translation | 第9-10页 |
| 1．3 Paper Motif | 第10-12页 |
| 2． On Metaphor | 第12-15页 |
| 2．1 A Brief Definition of Metaphor | 第12-13页 |
| 2．2 Why Metaphor? | 第13-15页 |
| 3． Literal or Free Translation | 第15-19页 |
| 3．1 'Central Problem' | 第15页 |
| 3．2 The Debates | 第15-18页 |
| 3．3 My Attitude | 第18-19页 |
| 4． Case Study: The Translation of Metaphors from Weicheng (《围城》) to Fortress Besieged | 第19-40页 |
| 4．1 Categories of Metaphorical Vehicles in Weicheng (《围城》 ) | 第20-34页 |
| 4．2 Further Analysis of the Choice of Translation Methods Applied to Metaphors-Who Claims the Initiative? | 第34-40页 |
| 5． The Subject Role of the ST Author | 第40-51页 |
| 5．1 The ST Author Influences the Translator's Choice of Translation Methods | 第42-43页 |
| 5．2 The Translators are Sometimes Overwhelmed by the Power of the ST Author | 第43-46页 |
| 5．3 The Author Approaches the TT Readers on His Own Initiative | 第46-47页 |
| 5．4 The Dialogues between the Author and the Translators Have Involved the Author as a Subject of Translation | 第47-50页 |
| 5．5 The ST Author's Subject Role and Subjectivity | 第50-51页 |
| 6． Reasons Behind | 第51-60页 |
| 6．1 The Multiculturalism of the Author | 第51-55页 |
| 6．2 The Author's Solicitude for Universal Humanity | 第55-56页 |
| 6．3 The Translators and the Author are Simpatico | 第56-58页 |
| 6．4 Other Common Reasons | 第58-60页 |
| 7． Conclusion | 第60-62页 |
| Bibliography | 第62-65页 |
| Works Cited | 第62-63页 |
| Works Consulted | 第63-65页 |
