| Acknowledgements | 第1-5页 |
| ABSTRACT | 第5-6页 |
| 摘要 | 第6-11页 |
| 1. Introduction | 第11-14页 |
| ·Significance of the research | 第11-12页 |
| ·Purposes of the research | 第12页 |
| ·Structure of the thesis | 第12-14页 |
| 2. Literature Review | 第14-31页 |
| ·Researches on the N+N sequence | 第14-23页 |
| ·Descriptive treatment of N+N sequence | 第14-16页 |
| ·Generative treatment of N+N sequence | 第16-18页 |
| ·Psycholinguistic approach to N+N sequence | 第18-20页 |
| ·Cognitive researches on N+N sequence | 第20-23页 |
| ·Researches on the translation of N+N sequence | 第23-29页 |
| ·Researches on the methods of translating N+N sequence | 第23-24页 |
| ·Researches on the translation of N+N sequence in EST | 第24-27页 |
| ·Researches on the automatic translation of N+N sequence | 第27-29页 |
| ·Researches on translation laws | 第29-31页 |
| 3. Logical Relations within N+N Sequence | 第31-41页 |
| ·Definition of N+N sequence | 第31页 |
| ·Classification of the logical relations within N+N sequence | 第31-37页 |
| ·The classification by Hatcher | 第31-32页 |
| ·The classification by Lees and Levi | 第32-33页 |
| ·The classification by Brekle | 第33-34页 |
| ·The classification by Li | 第34-35页 |
| ·The classification by Nida | 第35-37页 |
| ·The computation methods on logical relations | 第37-39页 |
| ·Classification of the logical relations in this research | 第39-41页 |
| 4. Research Methodology | 第41-44页 |
| ·Research hypotheses | 第41页 |
| ·Research questions | 第41页 |
| ·Research methods | 第41-42页 |
| ·Data collection | 第42页 |
| ·Research feasibility | 第42-44页 |
| 5. Regularities of translating N+N Sequence | 第44-68页 |
| ·Statistics of N+N sequence and its translation methods | 第44-50页 |
| ·Statistical analysis of N+N sequence | 第44-48页 |
| ·Statistical analysis of N+N sequence translation methods | 第48-50页 |
| ·The translation of N+N sequences of each category | 第50-62页 |
| ·The translation of N+N sequences of the Composition relation | 第50-51页 |
| ·The translation of N+N sequences of the Purpose relation | 第51-52页 |
| ·The translation of N+N sequences of the Identify relation | 第52页 |
| ·The translation of N+N sequences of the Content relation | 第52-53页 |
| ·The translation of N+N sequences of the Source relation | 第53页 |
| ·The translation of N+N sequences of the Objective Type 1 relation | 第53-54页 |
| ·The translation of N+N sequences of the Subjective Type 1 relation | 第54-55页 |
| ·The translation of N+N sequences of the Subjective Type 2 relation | 第55页 |
| ·The translation of N+N sequences of the Time relation | 第55页 |
| ·The translation of N+N sequences of the Location Type 1 relation | 第55-56页 |
| ·The translation of N+N sequences of the Location Type 2 relation | 第56页 |
| ·The translation of N+N sequences of the Institution relation | 第56-57页 |
| ·The translation of N+N sequences of the Partitive relation | 第57页 |
| ·The translation of N+N sequences of the Specialization relation | 第57-58页 |
| ·The translation of N+N sequences of the Instrument relation | 第58-59页 |
| ·The translation of N+N sequences of the Category relation | 第59页 |
| ·The translation of N+N sequences of the Property relation | 第59-61页 |
| ·The translation of N+N sequences of the Equative relation | 第61-62页 |
| ·The translation of N+N sequences of the Result and Cause relation | 第62页 |
| ·The regularities of N+N sequence translation | 第62-68页 |
| ·Regularities of translation methods employed in the interpretation of N+N sequence | 第62-63页 |
| ·Regularities of translating N+N sequence of different logical relations | 第63-68页 |
| 6. Conclusion | 第68-70页 |
| ·Major findings | 第68页 |
| ·Research limitations | 第68-69页 |
| ·Suggestions for further research | 第69-70页 |
| References | 第70-74页 |
| Publications | 第74-75页 |
| Appendix Ⅰ | 第75-76页 |
| Appendix Ⅱ | 第76-77页 |
| Appendix Ⅲ | 第77页 |
