| Abstract | 第2-3页 |
| 摘要 | 第4-5页 |
| 中文文摘 | 第5-10页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第10-14页 |
| 1.1 Study Background | 第10页 |
| 1.2 Significance of the Study | 第10-11页 |
| 1.3 Purpose of the Study and Research Questions | 第11-12页 |
| 1.4 Research Plan and Research Methodology | 第12-13页 |
| 1.4.1 Research Plan | 第12页 |
| 1.4.2 Research Methodology | 第12-13页 |
| 1.5 Organization of the Thesis | 第13-14页 |
| Chapter Two Literature Review | 第14-20页 |
| 2.1 Barack Hussein Obama | 第14-15页 |
| 2.2 The Characteristics of Obama's Speeches | 第15-20页 |
| 2.2.1 Obama's Own Charm of Making Speeches | 第15-16页 |
| 2.2.2 Making Good Use of Rhetorical Devices-Parallelism | 第16页 |
| 2.2.3 Making the Speeches with Stories | 第16-20页 |
| Chapter Three Theoretical Foundation | 第20-30页 |
| 3.1 Intercultural Communication | 第20-23页 |
| 3.1.1 The Definition of Intercultural Communication | 第20-21页 |
| 3.1.2 The Necessity of Understanding Intercultural Communication | 第21-23页 |
| 3.2 The Convergence of Intercultural Communication | 第23-27页 |
| 3.2.1 The Formation of Convergence | 第23-24页 |
| 3.2.2 The Areas of Convergence | 第24-27页 |
| 3.2.2.1 Language and Cultural Convergence | 第24-25页 |
| 3.2.2.2 The Convergence of Daily Life | 第25-26页 |
| 3.2.2.3 The Convergence of Individual Privacy | 第26页 |
| 3.2.2.4 The Convergence of Legal Consciousness | 第26-27页 |
| 3.2.2.5 The Convergence of Values | 第27页 |
| 3.3 The Reasons for the Development of Convergence | 第27-30页 |
| 3.3.1 The Development of Society and Economy | 第27-28页 |
| 3.3.2. The Cultural Charm | 第28页 |
| 3.3.3. The Adaptability of Language | 第28-29页 |
| 3.3.4. The Mindset--Do as the Romans Do | 第29-30页 |
| Chapter Four An Analysis of the Convergence in Barack Obama's Speeches | 第30-48页 |
| 4.1 Obama's Presidential Campaign Speech in the USA | 第31-36页 |
| 4.1.1 The Convergence of Fate | 第32-33页 |
| 4.1.2 The Convergence of Life Demand | 第33-34页 |
| 4.1.3 The Convergence of Common Ideas about Values-- Unity Against Foreign | 第34-35页 |
| 4.1.4 The Convergence of Mission | 第35-36页 |
| 4.2 Obama's Speech in Germany-- the Relationship between the United States and Europe | 第36-41页 |
| 4.2.1 The Convergence of Life Goals | 第36-37页 |
| 4.2.2 The Convergence of Destiny | 第37-38页 |
| 4.2.3 The Convergence of Economic | 第38-39页 |
| 4.2.4 The Convergence of Environmental Protection | 第39-40页 |
| 4.2.5 The Convergence of Belief | 第40-41页 |
| 4.3 Obama's Speech in China--the Relationship between China and the USA | 第41-48页 |
| 4.3.1 The Convergence of the Mode of Economic Development | 第41-43页 |
| 4.3.2 The Convergence of Political Development Concept | 第43-44页 |
| 4.3.3 The Convergence of Legal Consciousness | 第44页 |
| 4.3.4 The Convergence of Faith | 第44-45页 |
| 4.3.5 The Convergence of Goals | 第45-46页 |
| 4.3.6 The Convergence of Facing the Challenge | 第46-48页 |
| Chapter Five The Illumination Behind Obama's Speeches | 第48-54页 |
| 5.1 The Promotions of Using the Convergence in Obama's Speeches | 第48-51页 |
| 5.1.1 People Can Better Agree with Obama from the Culture | 第48-49页 |
| 5.1.2 The People are Psychologically Better Agree with Obama | 第49-50页 |
| 5.1.3 Make People Better Agree with Obama from the Common | 第50-51页 |
| 5.2 To Treat Different Political Speaker's Speeches with Rationality | 第51-54页 |
| Chapter Six Conclusion | 第54-56页 |
| 6.1 Major Findings | 第54-55页 |
| 6.2 Limitations of the Study | 第55页 |
| 6.3 Suggestions for Future Research | 第55-56页 |
| References | 第56-60页 |
| 攻读学位期间承担的科研任务与主要成果 | 第60-62页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第62-64页 |
| 个人简历 | 第64-68页 |
