| 摘要 | 第1-5页 |
| Abstract | 第5-9页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第9-11页 |
| Chapter Two On Metaphor | 第11-17页 |
| ·The definition of metaphor | 第11-14页 |
| ·Dictionary definitions of metaphor | 第11-12页 |
| ·Encyclopedic explanations of metaphor | 第12-13页 |
| ·Metaphor from different perspectives | 第13-14页 |
| ·The historical studies of metaphor translation | 第14-17页 |
| ·Necessity of translating metaphors | 第14-15页 |
| ·Various views on metaphor translation and their limitation | 第15-17页 |
| Chapter Three Relevance Theory and Metaphor | 第17-22页 |
| ·The nature of the metaphor in the framework of Relevance Theory | 第17-19页 |
| ·Metaphor as a case of “loose use of language” | 第17-18页 |
| ·Metaphor as a weak implicature | 第18-19页 |
| ·The understanding of metaphors by Relevance Theory | 第19-22页 |
| ·Mutuality as a prerequisite for understanding metaphor | 第19-20页 |
| ·The ultimate goal of metaphor understanding –seeking optimal relevance | 第20-21页 |
| ·Metaphor understanding as effort-imposing | 第21-22页 |
| Chapter Four Relevance Translation Theory | 第22-27页 |
| ·Translation as an interlingual interpretive use of language | 第22-26页 |
| ·Interpretive and descriptive use of language | 第22-23页 |
| ·Direct translation and indirect translation | 第23-25页 |
| ·Optimal relevance –a central factor of translation | 第25-26页 |
| ·Translation as an ostensive-inferential communication | 第26-27页 |
| Chapter Five Translation of Metaphors by Relevance Translation Theory | 第27-52页 |
| ·The possibility of applying Relevance Translation Theory to metaphor translation | 第27-32页 |
| ·Relevance Translation Theory as a general translation theory | 第28页 |
| ·The nature of metaphor translation under Relevance Translation Theory | 第28-32页 |
| ·The necessity of applying Relevance Translation Theory to metaphor translation | 第32-33页 |
| ·Metaphor translation | 第33-52页 |
| ·Proper choices of translation strategy | 第33-41页 |
| ·The application of translation strategies to metaphor translation | 第41-52页 |
| Chapter Six Conclusion and Limitation | 第52-53页 |
| References | 第53-56页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第56-57页 |
| 攻读硕士学位期间的研究成果 | 第57页 |
