| Acknowledgements | 第1-5页 |
| Abstract (Chinese) | 第5-6页 |
| Abstract (English) | 第6-9页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第9-16页 |
| ·Literature review on interpretation | 第9-14页 |
| ·Pioneering period (1950-1960) | 第9-11页 |
| ·Experimental psychology period (1960-1970) | 第11-12页 |
| ·Practitioners’period (1970-1980) | 第12页 |
| ·Renewal period (1980-1990) | 第12-13页 |
| ·Integration and diversification period (from 1990 to date) | 第13-14页 |
| ·Significance of this research | 第14-15页 |
| ·Basic structure of the thesis | 第15-16页 |
| Chapter Two Context Study | 第16-31页 |
| ·Definitions of context | 第16-17页 |
| ·Context and meaning | 第17-18页 |
| ·Classification of context | 第18-20页 |
| ·Introduction of different ways of classification | 第18-19页 |
| ·The classification adopted by this thesis | 第19-20页 |
| ·New trend of context study: dynamic context study | 第20-26页 |
| ·Traditional study on context | 第21-22页 |
| ·Development of context study | 第22-26页 |
| ·Context study in interpreting process | 第26-31页 |
| ·Interpreting process: top-down vs. bottom-up process and context in interpreting | 第27页 |
| ·Daniel Gile’s Model and context in interpreting | 第27-28页 |
| ·Relevance Theory and context in interpreting | 第28-29页 |
| ·Limitations of previous research | 第29-31页 |
| Chapter Three Adaptability of context in interpretation | 第31-40页 |
| ·Introduction of the “Theory of Linguistic Adaptability” | 第31页 |
| ·Features of adaptation theory | 第31-38页 |
| ·Choice-making process | 第31-33页 |
| ·Three properties of language: variability, negotiability, adaptability | 第33-36页 |
| ·Four perspectives for language use | 第36-38页 |
| ·Applicability of adaptation theory in interpretation | 第38-40页 |
| Chapter Four Case study | 第40-58页 |
| ·Adaptation at sentence level | 第40-41页 |
| ·Adaptation at co-text level | 第41页 |
| ·Adaptation based on cultural knowledge | 第41-43页 |
| ·Adaptation based on background knowledge | 第43-44页 |
| ·A case study from a national press conference | 第44-58页 |
| Chapter Five Significance of context adaptation for the interpreter | 第58-62页 |
| ·Preparation for interpretation | 第58-59页 |
| ·Adaptation and manipulation of the context in interpreting process | 第59-62页 |
| ·Active inferences in interpreting process | 第59-60页 |
| ·Anticipation of the forthcoming expressions | 第60页 |
| ·Understanding of the implicit meaning | 第60-62页 |
| Chapter Six Conclusion | 第62-65页 |
| ·Summary | 第62-63页 |
| ·Limitations of this study | 第63-65页 |
| Bibliography | 第65-69页 |
