| 中文摘要 | 第1-5页 |
| Abstract | 第5-9页 |
| Abbreviations | 第9-10页 |
| Chapter 1 Introduction | 第10-13页 |
| ·Background | 第10-11页 |
| ·Purpose | 第11页 |
| ·Methodology | 第11-12页 |
| ·Structure of the Thesis | 第12-13页 |
| Chapter 2 Literature Review | 第13-24页 |
| ·Definition of Metaphor | 第13-15页 |
| ·Classification of Metaphor | 第15-17页 |
| ·Research on Metaphor Translation | 第17-19页 |
| ·Metaphor Translation Research Abroad | 第17-19页 |
| ·Metaphor Translation Research in China | 第19页 |
| ·Research on Translation of Shakespeare's Plays | 第19-24页 |
| ·Overview of the Translation of Shakespeare's Plays in China | 第20-21页 |
| ·Overview of the Metaphor Translation in Current Chinese Versions | 第21-24页 |
| Chapter 3 Theoretical Framework | 第24-33页 |
| ·The Classical Theory of Categories and Its Deficiencies | 第24-26页 |
| ·The Prototype Theory | 第26-31页 |
| ·Family Resemblance | 第26-28页 |
| ·Prototype | 第28-30页 |
| ·Levels of Categorization | 第30-31页 |
| ·The Prototype Theory and Translation | 第31-33页 |
| Chapter 4 Application of Prototype Category Theory in Translating Metaphors inShakespeare's Plays | 第33-57页 |
| ·Classification of Metaphors in Shakespeare's Plays | 第33-39页 |
| ·Metaphors Involving Abstract Tenors and Concrete Vehicles | 第33-35页 |
| ·Metaphors Involving Concrete Tenors and Concrete Vehicles | 第35-36页 |
| ·Metaphors Involving Concrete Tenors and Abstract Vehicles | 第36-38页 |
| ·Metaphors Involving Abstract Tenors and Abstract Vehicles | 第38-39页 |
| ·Analysis of Metaphors in Shakespeare's Plays Based on Prototype Theory | 第39-44页 |
| ·Metaphor Construction | 第39-41页 |
| ·Choice of Vehicle | 第41-44页 |
| ·Translating Strategies of Metaphors in Shakespeare's Plays | 第44-57页 |
| ·Retaining the Original Vehicle Prototype in Target Text | 第44-47页 |
| ·Converting the Vehicle Prototype | 第47-51页 |
| ·Retaining the Vehicle Prototype with Annotation | 第51-54页 |
| ·Deleting the Vehicle Prototype | 第54-57页 |
| Chapter 5 Conclusion | 第57-59页 |
| ·General Summary of the Thesis | 第57-58页 |
| ·Limitations and Suggestions for Future Studies | 第58-59页 |
| Bibliography | 第59-62页 |
| Publications during the Postgraduate Program | 第62-63页 |
| Acknowledgement | 第63-64页 |
