| ACKONWLEDGEMENT | 第5-6页 |
| ABSTRACT | 第6-7页 |
| 摘要 | 第8-13页 |
| CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION | 第13-18页 |
| 1.1 Research Background | 第13-14页 |
| 1.2 Rationale and Significance of the Study | 第14-16页 |
| 1.3 Methodology and Data Collection | 第16页 |
| 1.4 Research Questions | 第16-17页 |
| 1.5 Thesis Outline | 第17-18页 |
| CHAPTER TWO LITERATURE REVIEW | 第18-25页 |
| 2.1 The Birth of Thematic Theory | 第18-19页 |
| 2.2 Development of Thematic Theory in Translation | 第19-22页 |
| 2.2.1 Thematic Structure as Research Focus | 第19-21页 |
| 2.2.2 Thematic Progression Patterns as Research Focus | 第21-22页 |
| 2.3 Development of Thematic Theory in Interpretation | 第22-24页 |
| 2.4 Summary | 第24-25页 |
| CHAPTER THREE THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK | 第25-41页 |
| 3.1 The Concept of Theme and Rheme | 第25-27页 |
| 3.2 Distinction of Related Concepts to Theme and Rheme | 第27-29页 |
| 3.2.1 Theme and Topic | 第27页 |
| 3.2.2 Theme and Subject | 第27-28页 |
| 3.2.3 Theme/Rheme and Given/New Information | 第28-29页 |
| 3.3 Classification of Theme | 第29-32页 |
| 3.3.1 Simple Theme, Multiple Theme and Clause as Theme | 第29-31页 |
| 3.3.2 Predicted Theme and Ellipsis Theme | 第31页 |
| 3.3.3 Marked Theme and Unmarked Theme | 第31-32页 |
| 3.4 Thematic Progression Patterns | 第32-40页 |
| 3.4.1 Definition of Thematic Progression | 第32-33页 |
| 3.4.2 Patterns of Thematic Progression | 第33-40页 |
| 3.5 Summary | 第40-41页 |
| CHAPTER FOUR APPLICATION TO C-E CONSECUTIVE INTERPRETATION | 第41-69页 |
| 4.1 Feasibility of Applying Thematic Theory to Consecutive Interpretation | 第41-42页 |
| 4.2 Contrastive Analysis of the Chinese and English Text | 第42-58页 |
| 4.2.1 Comparison of Thematic Structure | 第42-47页 |
| 4.2.2 Comparison of Thematic Progression Pattern | 第47-58页 |
| 4.3 Factors Contributing to the Differences | 第58-62页 |
| 4.3.1 Topic-prominent vs. Subject-prominent | 第58-61页 |
| 4.3.2 Parataxis vs. Hypotaxis | 第61-62页 |
| 4.4 Corresponding Consecutive Interpreting Strategies | 第62-68页 |
| 4.4.1 Supplement of Subjects in the Target Text | 第63-64页 |
| 4.4.2 Restructuring | 第64-66页 |
| 4.4.3 Addition of Cohesive Ties | 第66-68页 |
| 4.5 Summary | 第68-69页 |
| CHAPTER FIVE CONCLUSION | 第69-72页 |
| 5.1 Major Findings and Implications | 第69-70页 |
| 5.2 Limitations of the Research | 第70-71页 |
| 5.3 Suggestions for Further Studies | 第71-72页 |
| REFERENCES | 第72-73页 |
