| 摘要 | 第1-5页 |
| Abstract | 第5-9页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第9-14页 |
| ·Background of the Research | 第9-11页 |
| ·Significance and Purposes of the Research | 第11-12页 |
| ·Research Questions of the Thesis | 第12页 |
| ·Research Method of the Thesis | 第12-13页 |
| ·The Organization of the Thesis | 第13-14页 |
| Chapter Two Literature Review | 第14-26页 |
| ·Euphemism | 第14-20页 |
| ·Definitions of Euphemism | 第14-16页 |
| ·Studies on Euphemism | 第16-18页 |
| ·Studies on the Construction of English Euphemisms | 第18-20页 |
| ·Pragmatic Failure | 第20-24页 |
| ·Definitions of Pragmatic Failure | 第20-21页 |
| ·Studies on Pragmatic Failure | 第21-24页 |
| ·Conclusions | 第24-26页 |
| Chapter Three Investigations on Pragmatic Failures in Using and Understanding EuphemisticExpressions | 第26-37页 |
| ·Design of Questionnaires | 第26-28页 |
| ·Questionnaire1 | 第26-27页 |
| ·Questionnaire2 | 第27页 |
| ·Structure of Questionnaire | 第27-28页 |
| ·Participants | 第28-29页 |
| ·Collection of the Data | 第29-32页 |
| ·Investigation 1 | 第29-30页 |
| ·Investigation 2 | 第30-31页 |
| ·Investigation3 | 第31-32页 |
| ·Analysis of the Data | 第32-36页 |
| ·Data Analysis in Investigation 1 | 第32-33页 |
| ·Data Analysis in Investigation 2 | 第33-34页 |
| ·Data Comparison between Investigations 1 and 2 | 第34-35页 |
| ·Data Analysis in Investigation 3 | 第35-36页 |
| ·Conclusions | 第36-37页 |
| Chapter Four Discussions on Pragmatic Failures in Using and Understanding EuphemisticExpressions | 第37-64页 |
| ·Pragmatic Failures in using Euphemistic Expressions | 第37-53页 |
| ·Pragmatic Failures Resulting from Different Politeness Principle | 第38-40页 |
| ·Pragmatic Failures Resulting from Different Context Culture | 第40-43页 |
| ·Pragmatic Failures Resulting from Different Power Distance | 第43-45页 |
| ·Pragmatic Failures Resulting from Different Cultural Orientation | 第45-49页 |
| ·Pragmatic Failures Resulting from Being Ignorant of Cultural Connotations of English Words | 第49-53页 |
| ·Pragmatic Failures in Understanding Euphemistic Expressions | 第53-61页 |
| ·Pragmatic Failures Resulting from not Knowing English Euphemistic Expressions Formed by Phonetic Devices | 第53-56页 |
| ·Pragmatic Failures Resulting from not Knowing English Euphemistic Expressions Formed by Lexical Devices | 第56-59页 |
| ·Pragmatic Failures Resulting from not Knowing English Euphemistic Expressions Formed by Grammatical Devices | 第59-60页 |
| ·Pragmatic Failures Resulting from not Knowing English Euphemistic Expressions Formed by Pragmatic Devices | 第60-61页 |
| ·Pragmatic Failures Perceived by Native English Speakers | 第61-63页 |
| ·Conclusions | 第63-64页 |
| Chapter Five Suggestions for Improving Pragmatic Competence in Using and UnderstandingEuphemistic Expressions | 第64-78页 |
| ·Enhancing Chinese College Students' Knowledge of Western Politeness Principle | 第65-66页 |
| ·Expanding Chinese College Students' Awareness of Low Context Culture | 第66-67页 |
| ·Cultivating Chinese College Students' Consciousness of Low Power Distance | 第67-69页 |
| ·Increasing Chinese College Students' Knowledge of Western Culture Orientation | 第69页 |
| ·Deepening Chinese College Students' Understanding of Cultural Connotations of English | 第69-78页 |
| Chapter Six Conclusions | 第78-81页 |
| Appendix Ⅰ | 第81-87页 |
| Appendix Ⅱ | 第87-91页 |
| Bibliography | 第91-96页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第96页 |
