| 摘要 | 第1-6页 |
| Abstract | 第6-8页 |
| Contents | 第8-11页 |
| List of Figures | 第11-12页 |
| Chapter 1 Introduction | 第12-16页 |
| ·Research topic | 第12页 |
| ·Rationale | 第12-13页 |
| ·Research questions | 第13页 |
| ·Organization of the thesis | 第13-16页 |
| Chapter 2 Literature Review | 第16-36页 |
| ·Previous studies on the bottom-up model | 第16-21页 |
| ·The introduction of the bottom-up model | 第16-19页 |
| ·Comments on the bottom-up model | 第19-21页 |
| ·Previous studies on the top-down model | 第21-26页 |
| ·The introduction of the top-down model | 第21-24页 |
| ·Comments on the top-down model | 第24-26页 |
| ·Previous studies on the interactive model | 第26-28页 |
| ·The introduction of the interactive model | 第26-28页 |
| ·Comments on the interactive model | 第28页 |
| ·Previous studies on the schema theory | 第28-32页 |
| ·The introduction of the schema theory | 第28-31页 |
| ·Comments on the schema theory | 第31-32页 |
| ·The influence of the reading models & schema theory on business English reading | 第32页 |
| ·Previous studies on domestic business English reading | 第32-34页 |
| ·Summary | 第34-36页 |
| Chapter 3 Theoretical Framework | 第36-47页 |
| ·Communication as an ostensive-inferential process | 第36-40页 |
| ·Ostension | 第37-39页 |
| ·Inference | 第39-40页 |
| ·Cognitive environment and manifestness | 第40-42页 |
| ·Cognitive environment | 第40-41页 |
| ·Mutual cognitive environment | 第41-42页 |
| ·Manifestness | 第42页 |
| ·Relevance | 第42-46页 |
| ·The definition of relevance | 第42-43页 |
| ·The principle of relevance | 第43-46页 |
| ·Summary | 第46-47页 |
| Chapter 4 Application of Relevance Theory to Business English Reading | 第47-85页 |
| ·The general introduction of business English at home and abroad | 第47-48页 |
| ·The general introduction of business English abroad | 第47-48页 |
| ·The general introduction of business English at home | 第48页 |
| ·The superiority of Relevance Theory in business English reading | 第48-58页 |
| ·The excellence of Relevance Theory in business English reading | 第48-52页 |
| ·The superiority of Relevance Theory over other reading models and the schema theory in business English reading | 第52-58页 |
| ·Summary | 第58页 |
| ·The illustration of Relevance Theory to explain the reading difficulties for the Chinese readers when reading original business English materials | 第58-85页 |
| ·From abbreviations | 第59-76页 |
| ·From the encyclopedic part | 第76-84页 |
| ·Summary | 第84-85页 |
| Chapter 5 Suggestions to Improve the Reading of Original Business English Materials | 第85-90页 |
| ·Attending to the abbreviations in the original business English reading materials | 第85-87页 |
| ·Preparing a notebook to collect the abbreviations | 第86页 |
| ·Systematically mastering the abbreviations | 第86-87页 |
| ·Bridging the gap of encyclopedic information in the cognitive environment | 第87-89页 |
| ·Reading the relevant business materials in Chinese | 第87-88页 |
| ·Taking courses or reading books on the introduction of western countries | 第88页 |
| ·Reading the original business English materials constantly and consistently | 第88-89页 |
| ·Summary | 第89-90页 |
| Chapter 6 Conclusion | 第90-93页 |
| ·Conclusion of the thesis | 第90-91页 |
| ·Limitations of the thesis | 第91页 |
| ·Suggestions for further studies | 第91-93页 |
| References | 第93-97页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第97页 |
