| Acknowledgements | 第4-5页 |
| Abstract | 第5页 |
| 摘要 | 第6-9页 |
| Chapter 1 Introduction | 第9-13页 |
| 1.1 Research Background | 第9-10页 |
| 1.2 Key Research Questions | 第10-11页 |
| 1.3 Research Significance | 第11-12页 |
| 1.4 Layout of the Thesis | 第12-13页 |
| Chapter 2 Literature Review | 第13-26页 |
| 2.1 Study on the Features of Legislative Texts | 第13-17页 |
| 2.1.1 A Brief Introduction to Legislative Texts | 第13-15页 |
| 2.1.2 Linguistic Features of English and Chinese Legislative Texts | 第15-17页 |
| 2.2 Passive Voice in Legislative Texts | 第17-26页 |
| 2.2.1 Previous Studies on English Passive Voice | 第17-20页 |
| 2.2.2 Previous Studies on Chinese Passive Voice | 第20-22页 |
| 2.2.3 Comparative study of Passive Voice in English and Chinese Legislative Texts | 第22-26页 |
| Chapter 3 Theoretical Framework | 第26-42页 |
| 3.1 Theme and Thematic Structure | 第26-30页 |
| 3.1.1 Literature Review of Theme and Thematic Structure | 第26-27页 |
| 3.1.2 The Classification of Theme and Thematic Structure | 第27-29页 |
| 3.1.3 Thematic Structure and Information Structure | 第29-30页 |
| 3.2 The Studies of Thematic Progression Patterns | 第30-40页 |
| 3.2.1 The Studies of Western Researchers | 第30-33页 |
| 3.2.2 The Studies of Chinese Researchers | 第33-38页 |
| 3.2.3 Summary | 第38-40页 |
| 3.3 The Relationship between Passive Voice and Thematic Progression Patterns | 第40-42页 |
| 3.3.1 The Contribution of Passive Voice to the Establishment of Thematic ProgressionPatterns | 第40-41页 |
| 3.3.2 The Contribution of Passive Voice to the Maintenance of Thematic ProgressionPatterns | 第41页 |
| 3.3.3 The Contribution of Passive Voice to the Conversion of Thematic ProgressionPatterns | 第41-42页 |
| Chapter 4 The Conversion of Passive Voice in English International Conventions to Chinese Active Voice and Its Influence on Thematic Structure and TPP | 第42-54页 |
| 4.1 Research Methodology and Data Collection | 第42-44页 |
| 4.1.1 Brief Introduction to International Conventions | 第42-43页 |
| 4.1.2 Brief Introduction to Research Methods | 第43-44页 |
| 4.2 The Maintenance of Same Thematic Structure and Thematic Progression Pattern afterthe Conversion | 第44-46页 |
| 4.3 The Change of Thematic Structure and Thematic Progression Pattern after theConversion | 第46-54页 |
| 4.3.1 In Maintenance of the Original Subject as Subject | 第46-48页 |
| 4.3.2 In Conversion of the Original Subject to the Object | 第48-50页 |
| 4.3.3 In Conversion to the Sentence Without Subject | 第50-54页 |
| Chapter 5 Conclusion | 第54-56页 |
| 5.1 Summary and Major Findings of this Study | 第54-55页 |
| 5.2 Limitation of this Study | 第55页 |
| 5.3 Recommendations for Further Study | 第55-56页 |
| References | 第56-59页 |
