| Acknowledgements | 第1-7页 |
| Abstract | 第7-9页 |
| 摘要 | 第9-11页 |
| Abbreviations | 第11-14页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第14-18页 |
| ·Genesis of the Study | 第14页 |
| ·Background of the Study | 第14-16页 |
| ·Purposes of the Study | 第16-17页 |
| ·Significance of the Study | 第17-18页 |
| Chapter Two Culture and Idiom Translation | 第18-36页 |
| ·Definiton of Culuture | 第18-19页 |
| ·Idiom and Translatability of Idiom | 第19-21页 |
| ·Definitions of Idiom | 第19-20页 |
| ·Translatability of Idiom | 第20-21页 |
| ·Three Translation Principles | 第21-26页 |
| ·Main Features of Yan Fu's Principle | 第21-22页 |
| ·Main Features of Nida's Principle | 第22页 |
| ·Main Feature of Newmark's Principle | 第22-26页 |
| ·Equivalence Translation and Culture Equivalence | 第26-30页 |
| ·Definition of Translation | 第26-27页 |
| ·Culture Equivalence | 第27-28页 |
| ·Problems of Translation and Culture Equivalence | 第28-30页 |
| ·Nida's Equivalence Translation | 第30-34页 |
| ·Nida's Equivalence Translation Theory | 第30-34页 |
| ·Comments on Equivalence Translation Theory | 第34页 |
| ·Conclusions | 第34-36页 |
| Chapter Three Methodology of the Study | 第36-43页 |
| ·Overview of the Textbook Advanced English | 第36-37页 |
| ·Samples selected from Advanced English | 第37-42页 |
| ·Conclusion | 第42-43页 |
| Chapter Four Equivalence Translation of Idioms in Advanced English | 第43-62页 |
| ·From the Perspective of Grammar | 第43-48页 |
| ·Forward-transformation | 第43-47页 |
| ·Back-transformation | 第47-48页 |
| ·From the Perspective of the Structure | 第48-52页 |
| ·Figurative Meaning of Individual Words | 第48-49页 |
| ·Shifts in Central Components of Meaning | 第49-50页 |
| ·Generic and Specific Meanings | 第50页 |
| ·Provision of Contextual Conditioning | 第50-52页 |
| ·From the Perspective of Communication | 第52-55页 |
| ·Cultural Loss in English-Chinese Idiom Translation | 第55-61页 |
| ·Reflection in Deep Structure of Culture—Value Loss | 第56-59页 |
| ·Reflection in Cultural Preference—Contextual Loss | 第59-61页 |
| ·Conclusion | 第61-62页 |
| Chapter Five Conclusion and Implication | 第62-66页 |
| ·Review of Discussions and Findings | 第62-64页 |
| ·The Implications of This Study | 第64-66页 |
| Bibliography | 第66-72页 |
| 论文作者在攻读硕士研究生期间公开发表的论文 | 第72页 |
