| ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS | 第1-4页 |
| 摘要 | 第4-5页 |
| Abstract | 第5-7页 |
| Contents | 第7-9页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第9-15页 |
| ·Contents and structure of the thesis | 第9-10页 |
| ·The importance of HONG LOU MENG in the history of Chinese literature | 第10-11页 |
| ·Introduction of the development of HONG LOU MENG’s English translation | 第11-15页 |
| Chapter Two A review of Xu Yuangchong’s ‘Theory of Three Beauties’ | 第15-22页 |
| ·Introduction of Xu Yuanchong | 第15-16页 |
| ·The theory of ‘Three Beauties’ | 第16-22页 |
| Chapter Three HAO LIAO GE and six version s of its English translation | 第22-38页 |
| ·The theme of HONG LOU MEN | 第22-23页 |
| ·The contents and significance of HAO LIAO GE (好了歌) and HAO LIAO GE ZHU(好了歌注) | 第23-25页 |
| ·Introduction of the six English versions of HAO LIAO GE | 第25-31页 |
| ·Difficulties of the translation of HAO LIAO GE | 第31-38页 |
| ·Difficulties of the translation of the title and the commentary | 第31-35页 |
| ·Difficulties of the translation of ‘HAO(好)’ and ‘LIAO(了)’ | 第35-38页 |
| Chapter Four Comparison of the six English versions from the aesthetic aspect of meaning | 第38-48页 |
| ·Comparative analysis of the first stanza | 第38-43页 |
| ·Comparative analysis of the second stanza | 第43-45页 |
| ·Comparative analysis of the rest of the stanzas | 第45-48页 |
| Chapter Five Comparison of the six English versions from the aesthetic aspect of sound | 第48-55页 |
| ·Comparative analysis of the first stanza | 第48-53页 |
| ·The detailed analysis of the first sentence | 第48-51页 |
| ·The detailed analysis of the second sentence | 第51-53页 |
| ·The comparative analysis of the rest of the stanzas | 第53-55页 |
| Chapter Six Comparison of the six English versions from the aesthetic aspect of form | 第55-59页 |
| ·Examples to illustrate ‘beauty in form’ | 第55-56页 |
| ·Analysis of the six English versions from ‘beauty in form’ | 第56-59页 |
| Chapter Seven Conclusion | 第59-65页 |
| ·Summery of the comparative analysis of the six English versions of HAO LIAO GE | 第59-61页 |
| ·Summary of the study and its findings | 第61-62页 |
| ·Implications and limitations of the study | 第62-65页 |
| BIBLIOGRAPHY | 第65-69页 |
