| Abstract | 第1-9页 |
| 摘要 | 第9-12页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第12-16页 |
| ·Research Background | 第12-13页 |
| ·Research Aims | 第13页 |
| ·Significance of the Study | 第13-14页 |
| ·The Structure of the Thesis | 第14-16页 |
| Chapter Two Literature Review | 第16-30页 |
| ·The Study on Cultural Images | 第16-19页 |
| ·Definition and Classification of Cultural Images | 第16-18页 |
| ·Transfer of Cultural Images | 第18-19页 |
| ·Previous Studies of the English Versions of Tao Te Ching | 第19-22页 |
| ·Previous Studies of Hermeneutics Abroad | 第22-26页 |
| ·Previous Studies Based on Philosophy | 第22-25页 |
| ·Previous Studies Based on Philology | 第25-26页 |
| ·Previous Studies of Hermeneutics Applied in Translation | 第26-30页 |
| ·Previous Studies of Hermeneutics Applied in Translation Abroad | 第26-27页 |
| ·Previous Studies of Hermeneutics Applied in Translation at Home | 第27-30页 |
| Chapter Three Theoretical Framework | 第30-42页 |
| ·Hermeneutics | 第30-33页 |
| ·Origin of Hermeneutics | 第30页 |
| ·Development of Hermeneutics | 第30-33页 |
| ·Key Concepts of Hermeneutic Approach to Translation | 第33-39页 |
| ·Historicity of Understanding | 第34-35页 |
| ·Fore-structure of Understanding and Prejudice | 第35-37页 |
| ·Horizon and Fusion of Horizon | 第37-38页 |
| ·Effective History Principles | 第38-39页 |
| ·Correlation Between Hermeneutic Interpretation and the Essence of Translation | 第39-42页 |
| Chapter Four Research Design | 第42-48页 |
| ·Research Questions | 第42页 |
| ·Research Object | 第42-44页 |
| ·Research Methodology | 第44-45页 |
| ·Data Collection | 第45页 |
| ·Data Analysis | 第45-48页 |
| Chapter Five Hermeneutic Interpretation of the Transfer of Cultural Images in Tao Te Ching | 第48-80页 |
| ·Varieties Reflected in the Four Translators’ Transfer of Cultural Images in Tao Te Ching | 第48-62页 |
| ·Hermeneutic Interpretation of the Transfer of Cultural Images in Tao Te Ching | 第62-79页 |
| ·The Transfer of Ecological Cultural Images | 第64-68页 |
| ·The Transfer of Material Cultural Images | 第68-72页 |
| ·The Transfer of Social Cultural Images | 第72-75页 |
| ·The Transfer of Linguistic Cultural Images | 第75-77页 |
| ·Interpretation of Religious Cultural Images | 第77-79页 |
| ·Summary | 第79-80页 |
| Chapter Six Conclusions | 第80-84页 |
| ·Major Findings | 第80-82页 |
| ·Limitations and Suggestions | 第82-84页 |
| References | 第84-89页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第89页 |
