| Acknowledgements | 第1-6页 |
| 摘要 | 第6-7页 |
| Abstract | 第7-11页 |
| 1. Introduction | 第11-16页 |
| ·Background of the research | 第11-13页 |
| ·Purpose of this research | 第13页 |
| ·Significance of the research | 第13-14页 |
| ·Structure of this thesis | 第14-16页 |
| 2. Literature Review | 第16-23页 |
| ·Researches on Lin Shu's translation | 第16-21页 |
| ·A general review of researches on Lin Shu's translation | 第16-18页 |
| ·A brief introduction to two important articles | 第18-21页 |
| ·Translation studies based on reception aesthetics | 第21-23页 |
| 3. An introdnction to the author and the translator of The Sketch Book | 第23-34页 |
| ·A brief introduction to Lin Shu | 第23-29页 |
| ·Lin Shu's life and translation career | 第23-27页 |
| ·Lin Shu's translation thoughts | 第27-29页 |
| ·A brief introduction to Washington Irving and The Sketch Book | 第29-34页 |
| ·Washington Irving's life | 第30-31页 |
| ·An overview of The Sketch Book | 第31-32页 |
| ·The translation of The Sketch Book | 第32-34页 |
| 4. Theoretical Framework | 第34-47页 |
| ·A general introduction to reception aesthetics | 第34-37页 |
| ·Major concepts of reception aesthetics | 第37-42页 |
| ·Literary work and text | 第37-39页 |
| ·Indeterminacy and concretization | 第39-40页 |
| ·Horizon of expectations | 第40-42页 |
| ·Enlightenments of reception aesthetics to literary translation | 第42-47页 |
| ·Readers' response | 第43-44页 |
| ·Translators' subjectivity | 第44-47页 |
| 5. A case study of Lin Shu's translation of The Sketch Book from reception aesthetics' perspective | 第47-80页 |
| ·Lin Shu's attitude towards The Sketch Book and his choice | 第47-49页 |
| ·Concretization of indeterminacy in Lin Shu's translation | 第49-56页 |
| ·Addition of vivid images | 第49-53页 |
| ·Addition of lifelike comments | 第53-56页 |
| ·Caring about readers' horizon of expectations in Lin Shu's translation | 第56-74页 |
| ·Recompilation of sentence structure | 第57-65页 |
| ·Deletion of background information | 第65-69页 |
| ·Addition of exegetic annotation | 第69-72页 |
| ·Substitution of culture-loaded words | 第72-74页 |
| ·Mistakes in Lin Shu's translation of The Sketch Book | 第74-80页 |
| 6. Conclusion | 第80-85页 |
| ·Major findings | 第80-83页 |
| ·Limitations and suggestions for further research | 第83-85页 |
| Bibliography | 第85-88页 |
