| 摘要 | 第1-7页 |
| Abstract | 第7-12页 |
| Chapter 1 Introduction | 第12-14页 |
| ·Purpose of the Research | 第12页 |
| ·Organization of the Thesis | 第12-14页 |
| Chapter 2 Literature Review | 第14-21页 |
| ·Idiom Study in the West | 第14-17页 |
| ·Idiom Translation Study in the East and West | 第17-21页 |
| Chapter 3 Idioms, Language and Culture | 第21-30页 |
| ·Language and Culture | 第21-23页 |
| ·Definitions of English and Chinese Idioms | 第23-25页 |
| ·Classifications of English and Chinese Idioms | 第25-30页 |
| ·Classification of English Idioms | 第25-26页 |
| ·Classification of Chinese Idioms | 第26-30页 |
| Chapter 4 Origins of English and Chinese Idioms and Their Cultural Associations | 第30-45页 |
| ·Origins of English and Chinese Idioms | 第30-41页 |
| ·Origins of English Idioms | 第30-36页 |
| ·Origins of Chinese Idioms | 第36-41页 |
| ·National and Cultural Associations of English and Chinese Idioms | 第41-45页 |
| ·Different Associations of Social Systems and Conventions | 第41-42页 |
| ·Different Associations of Animals | 第42-45页 |
| Chapter 5 Corresponding Levels of English and Chinese Idioms on Form and Meaning | 第45-53页 |
| ·Corresponding Idioms in English and Chinese | 第45-49页 |
| ·Semi-corresponding Idioms in English and Chinese | 第49-50页 |
| ·Non-corresponding Idioms in English and Chinese | 第50-53页 |
| Chapter 6 Idiom Translation and Application of Idioms in Cross-cultural Communication and Middle School Teaching | 第53-63页 |
| ·The necessity of incorporating idioms into English classes | 第53-57页 |
| ·Application of Idioms translation in Middle School Teaching | 第57-63页 |
| Chapter 7 Conclusion | 第63-65页 |
| Bibliography | 第65-67页 |
