| Abstract | 第1-7页 |
| 摘要 | 第7-8页 |
| Contents | 第8-10页 |
| Chapter 1 Introduction | 第10-14页 |
| ·Rationale and Research Background | 第10-12页 |
| ·Research Questions | 第12页 |
| ·Research Methodology | 第12页 |
| ·Significance of the Study | 第12-14页 |
| Chapter 2 Literature Review | 第14-36页 |
| ·Previous Studies of The Old Man and the Sea | 第14-17页 |
| ·Aesthetics of Reception and Translation Studies | 第17-20页 |
| ·Earnest Hemingway and The Old Man and the Sea | 第20-36页 |
| ·Earnest Hemingway and His Works | 第21-23页 |
| ·The Old Man and the Sea | 第23-25页 |
| ·Artistic Features of The Old Man and the Sea | 第25-30页 |
| ·Writing style of The Old Man and the Sea | 第25-27页 |
| ·Symbolism in The Old Man and the Sea | 第27-29页 |
| ·Iceberg Theory in The Old Man and the Sea | 第29-30页 |
| ·Key Images in The Old Man and the Sea | 第30-33页 |
| ·Santiago | 第31-32页 |
| ·Manolin | 第32-33页 |
| ·The Translations of The Old Man and the Sea in China | 第33-36页 |
| Chapter 3 Theoretical Framework—Aesthetics of Reception | 第36-47页 |
| ·Hans Robert Jauss | 第37-38页 |
| ·Wolfgang Iser | 第38-40页 |
| ·Main Concepts | 第40-42页 |
| ·Horizon of Expectations | 第40-41页 |
| ·Indeterminacy of the Text Meaning | 第41页 |
| ·Reader' s Response Theory | 第41-42页 |
| ·The Applicability of the Theory of Aesthetics of Reception to Literary Translation | 第42-47页 |
| Chapter 4 Case Study | 第47-89页 |
| ·About Hal Guan's Interpretation of The Old Man and the Sea | 第47-49页 |
| ·About Huang Yuanshen as a Translator | 第49-50页 |
| ·A Comparative Study of the Two Chinese Versions of The Old Man and the Sea | 第50-89页 |
| ·The Translation of Dialogues in the Two Versions | 第50-58页 |
| ·The Translation of Descriptions in the Two Versions | 第58-65页 |
| ·The Translation of Symbols in the Two Chinese Versions | 第65-73页 |
| ·The Translation of the Tone in the Two Chinese Versions | 第73-78页 |
| ·The Translation of Emotions in the Two Chinese Versions | 第78-83页 |
| ·Stiff or Dead Translation in the Two Chinese versions | 第83-89页 |
| Chapter 5 Conclusion | 第89-93页 |
| ·General Summary of the Thesis | 第89-91页 |
| ·Limitations of the Current Study | 第91-92页 |
| ·Possible Future Efforts | 第92-93页 |
| Bibliography | 第93-96页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第96-97页 |
| 在学期间的研究成果及发表的学术论文 | 第97页 |
