| Acknowledgements | 第1-5页 |
| Abstract | 第5-7页 |
| 摘要 | 第7-10页 |
| List of tables | 第10-11页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第11-13页 |
| ·A brief introduction to the study | 第11页 |
| ·Objectives and significance of the study | 第11-12页 |
| ·Organization of the paper | 第12-13页 |
| Chapter Two Literature Review | 第13-26页 |
| ·The study of Chinese passivity | 第13-15页 |
| ·The origin of passive sentences in Chinese | 第13页 |
| ·The range of Passive sentences in Chinese | 第13-14页 |
| ·The semantic features of passive sentences in Chinese | 第14-15页 |
| ·The use of passive sentences in Chinese | 第15页 |
| ·The study of passive voice in English | 第15-18页 |
| ·The origin of English passive voice | 第16-17页 |
| ·The range of English passivity | 第17页 |
| ·The meaning of English passive sentences | 第17页 |
| ·The use of English passive sentences | 第17-18页 |
| ·A comparison between Chinese and English passivity | 第18-21页 |
| ·The study of the BEI sentence in Chinese | 第21-24页 |
| ·The definition of the Chinese BEI sentence | 第21页 |
| ·The classification of BEI sentences | 第21-22页 |
| ·The relationship between the BEI sentence and the passive sentence | 第22-24页 |
| ·An introduction to A Dream of the Red Mansions | 第24-26页 |
| ·An introduction to Hongloumeng | 第24页 |
| ·The translation of Hongloumeng | 第24-26页 |
| Chapter Three Methodology | 第26-29页 |
| ·Purpose of the research | 第26-27页 |
| ·Data collection | 第27页 |
| ·The process of analysis | 第27-29页 |
| Chapter Four Data Analysis and Discussion | 第29-44页 |
| ·The classification of the BEI sentences in Hongloumeng | 第29-31页 |
| ·The semantic features of the BEI sentences in Hongloumeng | 第31-32页 |
| ·The translation of the Chinese BEI sentences | 第32-41页 |
| ·The translation of Chinese BEI sentences into active sentences | 第34-35页 |
| ·Translation into English passives | 第35-38页 |
| ·The translation of the BEI sentences into nouns | 第38-39页 |
| ·Omission as a way of translating | 第39-41页 |
| ·Discussion | 第41-44页 |
| Chapter Five Conclusion | 第44-46页 |
| ·Major findings | 第44-45页 |
| ·Implications of the research | 第45页 |
| ·Limitations of the study | 第45页 |
| ·Suggestions for the future study | 第45-46页 |
| Works cited | 第46-48页 |
| Publications | 第48页 |
