| Acknowledgements | 第1-5页 |
| 摘要 | 第5-6页 |
| Abstract | 第6-9页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第9-12页 |
| ·Research Background | 第9-10页 |
| ·Significance and Objectives of the Thesis | 第10-11页 |
| ·Thesis Structure | 第11-12页 |
| Chapter Two Literature Review | 第12-15页 |
| ·Current Studies on the Translation of Common Sayings | 第12-14页 |
| ·Current Studies on Selected Chinese Stories of the Song and Ming Dynasties | 第14-15页 |
| Chapter Three Theoretic Framework | 第15-20页 |
| ·Relevance Theory | 第15-18页 |
| ·Cognitive Environment and Mutual Manifestation | 第15-17页 |
| ·Maximum Relevance and Optimal Relevance | 第17-18页 |
| ·Translation from the Perspective of Relevance Theory | 第18-20页 |
| ·Translation as a Dual Ostensive-inferential Process | 第18-19页 |
| ·Translation as an Interlingual Interpretative Process | 第19-20页 |
| ·Translation as Relevance -seeking Process | 第20页 |
| Chapter Four Common Sayings Used in Selected Chinese Stories of the Song and Ming Dynasties | 第20-32页 |
| ·The Definition of Common Sayings | 第20-21页 |
| ·Introduction of Selected Chinese Stories of the Song and Ming Dynasties , Its Authors and Translators | 第21-25页 |
| ·The Characteristics of Common Sayings in Selected Chinese Stories of the Song and Ming Dynasties | 第25-30页 |
| ·Classification of Common Sayings in Selected Chinese Stories of the Song and Ming Dynasties According to Relevance Theory | 第30-32页 |
| Chapter Five Translation Strategies of Common Sayings in Selected Chinese Stories of the Song and Ming Dynasties from the Perspective of Relevance Theory | 第32-45页 |
| ·Regular Equivalence Strategies due to Optimal Relevance | 第33-37页 |
| ·The Equivalence of Physical Images of Common Sayings | 第34-35页 |
| ·The Equivalence of Connotations of Common Sayings | 第35-37页 |
| ·The Equivalence of Structure of Common Sayings | 第37页 |
| ·Flexible Compensation Strategies due to Week and Non-relevance | 第37-44页 |
| ·Substituting | 第38-39页 |
| ·Interpretating | 第39-41页 |
| ·Adding | 第41-43页 |
| ·Omitting | 第43-44页 |
| ·Summary | 第44-45页 |
| Chapter Six Conclusion | 第45-48页 |
| Bibliography | 第48-49页 |
