| Abstract | 第1-5页 |
| 摘要 | 第5-8页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第8-11页 |
| ·Objectives of the Study | 第8-9页 |
| ·Significance of the Study | 第9-10页 |
| ·Organization of this Paper | 第10-11页 |
| Chapter Two Literature Review | 第11-21页 |
| ·The Problem-Solution Pattern | 第11-16页 |
| ·Contrastive Rhetoric | 第16-17页 |
| ·Hard News | 第17-21页 |
| ·Definition of Hard News | 第17-19页 |
| ·Previous Study of Hard News | 第19-21页 |
| Chapter Three Methodology | 第21-24页 |
| ·Data Collection | 第21页 |
| ·The Method of Analysis | 第21-24页 |
| ·The Macro-analysis | 第21-22页 |
| ·The Micro-analysis | 第22-24页 |
| Chapter Four Data Analysis | 第24-56页 |
| ·Contrastive Study from the Macro-perspective | 第24-40页 |
| ·Contrastive Study of the Frequency of the Elements in the P-S Pattern | 第24-28页 |
| ·Contrastive Study of General Pattern of the Elements in the P-S Pattern | 第28-33页 |
| ·Contrastive Study of the Response Element | 第33-34页 |
| ·Contrastive Study of the Evaluation Element | 第34-40页 |
| ·Contrastive Study from the Micro-perspective | 第40-56页 |
| ·Contrastive Study of the Vocabulary | 第40-46页 |
| ·Contrastive Study of Clause Relations | 第46-56页 |
| Chapter Five Conclusion | 第56-60页 |
| ·Main Findings of the Contrastive Study | 第56-59页 |
| ·Similarities between Chinese and English Hard News | 第56-57页 |
| ·Differences between Chinese and English Hard News | 第57-59页 |
| ·Limitations of the Study | 第59-60页 |
| References | 第60-62页 |
| Appendix | 第62-68页 |
| Acknowledgments | 第68页 |
