| Acknowledgments | 第4-5页 |
| Abstract | 第5-6页 |
| 摘要 | 第7-12页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第12-18页 |
| 1.1 Research Background of the Study | 第12-13页 |
| 1.2 Research Questions | 第13-14页 |
| 1.3 Significance of the Study | 第14-16页 |
| 1.4 Layout of the Study | 第16-18页 |
| Chapter Two Literature Review | 第18-26页 |
| 2.1 The Previous Studies on Appraisal Theory | 第18-20页 |
| 2.2 The Previous Studies on Editorial Discourse | 第20-24页 |
| 2.2.1 The Previous Studies from the Perspective of Stylistics | 第21页 |
| 2.2.2 The Previous Studies from the Systemic Functional Grammar | 第21-22页 |
| 2.2.3 The Previous Studies from the Perspective of Critical Discourse Analysis | 第22页 |
| 2.2.4 The Previous Studies from the Perspective of Appraisal Theory | 第22-24页 |
| 2.3 Summary | 第24-26页 |
| Chapter Three Theoretical Framework | 第26-46页 |
| 3.1 The Systemic Functional Grammar | 第26-29页 |
| 3.1.1 The Ideational Function and the Textual Function | 第27页 |
| 3.1.2 The Interpersonal Function | 第27-29页 |
| 3.2 The Development of Appraisal Theory to Systemic Functional Grammar | 第29-31页 |
| 3.3 The Appraisal Theory | 第31-46页 |
| 3.3.1 The System of Attitude | 第32-38页 |
| 3.3.2 The System of Engagement | 第38-42页 |
| 3.3.3 The System of Graduation | 第42-46页 |
| Chapter Four Methodology and Research Materials | 第46-52页 |
| 4.1 The Collection of the Research Materials | 第46-47页 |
| 4.2 The Annotation of the Research Materials | 第47-48页 |
| 4.3 The Approaches of the Research | 第48-49页 |
| 4.4 The Elimination of the Subjectivity | 第49-52页 |
| Chapter Five The Comparison Between the English and the Chinese Editorials | 第52-90页 |
| 5.1 The Comparison of the Attitude | 第52-67页 |
| 5.1.1 The Attitudinal Resources in the English and the Chinese Editorials | 第53-58页 |
| 5.1.2 The Similarities Between the English and the Chinese Editorials | 第58-63页 |
| 5.1.3 The Differences Between the English and the Chinese Editorials | 第63-67页 |
| 5.2 The Comparison of the Engagement | 第67-81页 |
| 5.2.1 The Engagement Resources in the English and the Chinese Editorials | 第67-73页 |
| 5.2.2 The Similarities Between the English and the Chinese Editorials | 第73-77页 |
| 5.2.3 The Differences Between the English and the Chinese Editorials | 第77-81页 |
| 5.3 The Comparison of the Graduation | 第81-90页 |
| 5.3.1 The Graduation Resources in the English and the Chinese Editorials | 第82-84页 |
| 5.3.2 The Similarities Between the English and the Chinese Editorials | 第84-87页 |
| 5.3.3 The Differences Between the English and the Chinese Editorials | 第87-90页 |
| Chapter Six Conclusion | 第90-94页 |
| 6.1 Achievements of the Study | 第90-92页 |
| 6.2 Limitations of the Study | 第92-93页 |
| 6.3 Suggestions for Further Research | 第93-94页 |
| Bibliography | 第94-100页 |
| Appendix I | 第100-101页 |
| Appendix II | 第101-103页 |
