| Acknowledgements | 第6-7页 |
| Abstract | 第7-8页 |
| 摘要 | 第9-14页 |
| Chapter 1 Preliminaries | 第14-19页 |
| 1.1 Rationale for the Study | 第14页 |
| 1.2 A Note on Terminology | 第14-15页 |
| 1.3 Objectives and Research Questions | 第15-16页 |
| 1.4 Data and Methodology | 第16-17页 |
| 1.5 Organization of Thesis | 第17-19页 |
| Chapter 2 Literature Review | 第19-26页 |
| 2.1 Introduction | 第19页 |
| 2.2 Previous Study on When You Are Old and Its Translated Versions | 第19-20页 |
| 2.3 Previous Study on Application of SFL and the Three Metafunctions | 第20-25页 |
| 2.3.1 Previous Studies of SFL at Home and Abroad | 第21-22页 |
| 2.3.2 PreviouS Study on Ideational Metafunction | 第22-23页 |
| 2.3.3 Previous Study on Interpersonal Metafunction | 第23-24页 |
| 2.3.4 Previous Study on Textual Metafunction | 第24-25页 |
| 2.4 Summary | 第25-26页 |
| Chapter 3 Theoretical Framework | 第26-48页 |
| 3.1 Introduction | 第26页 |
| 3.2 An Overview of SFL | 第26-46页 |
| 3.2.1 The Development of SFL | 第27-28页 |
| 3.2.2 The Three Metafunctions of SFL | 第28-46页 |
| 3.2.2.1 The Ideational Function | 第28-39页 |
| 3.2.2.2 The Interpersonal Function | 第39-43页 |
| 3.2.2.3 The Textual Function | 第43-46页 |
| 3.3 Summary | 第46-48页 |
| Chapter 4 Metafunctional Analysis of When You Are Old and Its Translations | 第48-76页 |
| 4.1 Introduction | 第48页 |
| 4.2 The Ideational Approach | 第48-65页 |
| 4.2.1 Transitivity Analysis of When You Are Old | 第48-56页 |
| 4.2.2 Transitivity Analysis of the Four Translations of the Poem | 第56-62页 |
| 4.2.3 Comparative Analysis of the Poem and Its Translations | 第62-65页 |
| 4.3 The Interpersonal Approach | 第65-70页 |
| 4.3.1 Mood Analysis of When You Are Old and Its Translations | 第65-68页 |
| 4.3.2 Comparative Analysis of the Poem and Its Translations | 第68-70页 |
| 4.4 The Textual Approach | 第70-74页 |
| 4.4.1 Thematic Structure Analysis of the Poem and Its Translations | 第70-73页 |
| 4.4.2 Comparative Analysis of the Poem and Its Translations | 第73-74页 |
| 4.5 Summary | 第74-76页 |
| Chapter 5 Conclusion | 第76-79页 |
| 5.1 A Summarizing Overview | 第76-77页 |
| 5.2 Major Findings of the Study | 第77-78页 |
| 5.3 Limitations and Suggestions for Further Studies | 第78-79页 |
| References | 第79-84页 |
| Appendix | 第84-86页 |
