| Chapter 1 The Nature of Language | 第7-15页 |
| 1．1 An Attcmpt to Probe Language | 第7-12页 |
| 1．2 Levels of Language | 第12-15页 |
| Chapter 2 Translating and Communicating | 第15-42页 |
| 2．1 What Is Translation | 第15-16页 |
| 2．2 The Dynamic Dimension in Communication | 第16-35页 |
| 2．2．1 The Basic Factors in Communication | 第16-22页 |
| 2．2．2 Information Theory | 第22-23页 |
| 2．2．3 Redundancy in Language | 第23-24页 |
| 2．2．4 Information and Impact | 第24-25页 |
| 2．2．5 Decoder's Channel | 第25-27页 |
| 2．2．6 Message Features Tending to Overload the Decoder's Channel | 第27-33页 |
| 2．2．7 Techniques for Analyzing the Communication Load | 第33-34页 |
| 2．2．8 Differing Receptor Capacities for Decoding Messages | 第34-35页 |
| 2．3 Functions of Communication | 第35-42页 |
| 2．3．1 Functions Mainly on Receptors | 第35-37页 |
| 2．3．2 Functions Mainly on Source | 第37-38页 |
| 2．3．3 Interpersonal Function | 第38-42页 |
| Chapter 3 Functional Equivalence | 第42-51页 |
| 3．1 Interacting ST and TT Worlds | 第42-43页 |
| 3．2 Functional Equivalence | 第43-44页 |
| 3．3 Bridging the Differences across Languages | 第44-46页 |
| 3．4 Text Types and Overall Translation Strategies in Scientific and Technical Texts | 第46-48页 |
| 3．4．1 A Descriptive Framework of Translation Types | 第46-47页 |
| 3．4．2 TE and Translation Strategy in Scientific and Technical Texts | 第47-48页 |
| 3．5 Principles for Producing Functional Equivalence | 第48-51页 |
| Chapter 4 Some Characteristics in Technical Field Translation | 第51-65页 |
| 4．1 Grammatical Aspect | 第51-56页 |
| 4．1．1 General Grammatical Characteristics | 第51-54页 |
| 4．1．1．1 Some Usage on Words | 第51-52页 |
| 4．1．1．2 Traits of Predicate | 第52-54页 |
| 4．1．2 Translation of Passive Voice Sentences | 第54-56页 |
| 4．2 Cultural Aspect | 第56-60页 |
| 4．2．1 Language and Culture | 第57-59页 |
| 4．2．2 Language and Subcultures | 第59-60页 |
| 4．2．3 To be Bilingual and Bicultural | 第60页 |
| 4．3 Pragmatic Aspect | 第60-65页 |
| 4．3．1 Interpretation versus Translation | 第60-61页 |
| 4．3．2 Applying Pragmatics to Translation | 第61-65页 |
| Chapter 5 Conclusion | 第65-67页 |
| Bibliography | 第67-68页 |
