| Acknowledgments | 第1-5页 |
| Abstract | 第5-7页 |
| 摘要 | 第7-11页 |
| CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION | 第11-15页 |
| ·Research background | 第12页 |
| ·Research questions | 第12-13页 |
| ·Organization of the thesis | 第13-15页 |
| CHAPTER TWO LITERATURE REVIEW AND TEORETICAL FRAMEWORK | 第15-22页 |
| ·Introduction to lexical gaps | 第15-18页 |
| ·Previous studies on lexical gaps in legal text | 第16-17页 |
| ·Classifications of lexical gaps in legal text | 第17-18页 |
| ·Theoretical framework | 第18-22页 |
| ·Introduction to cultural turn | 第18-20页 |
| ·Significance of cultural turn in translation studies | 第20-22页 |
| CHAPTER THREE CONTRIBUTING FACTORS FOR LEXICAL GAPS | 第22-33页 |
| ·Differences in legal cultures | 第22-25页 |
| ·Differences in legal systems | 第25-28页 |
| ·Differences in ideology | 第28-30页 |
| ·Summary | 第30-33页 |
| CHAPTER FOUR STRATEGIES FOR LEXICAL GAP FILLING PROCESS IN LEGAL TRANSLATION | 第33-46页 |
| ·Principles of legal translation | 第33-37页 |
| ·Domestication and foreignization | 第37-38页 |
| ·Literal translation and neologism | 第38-42页 |
| ·Explanation and annotation | 第42-43页 |
| ·Comparison and addition | 第43-44页 |
| ·Summary | 第44-46页 |
| CHAPTER FIVE CONCLUSION | 第46-51页 |
| ·Major findings of the present research | 第46-49页 |
| ·Limitations of the present research | 第49页 |
| ·Suggestions for further research | 第49-51页 |
| REFERENCES | 第51-53页 |
