| Acknowledgements | 第5-6页 |
| Abstract | 第6-7页 |
| 摘要 | 第8-12页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第12-16页 |
| 1.1 Research Background | 第12-13页 |
| 1.2 Significance of the Research | 第13-14页 |
| 1.3 Research Questions | 第14页 |
| 1.4 Methods of the Research | 第14-15页 |
| 1.5 Structure of the Thesis | 第15-16页 |
| Chapter Two Literature Review | 第16-24页 |
| 2.1 Studies on Su Tong and Goldblatt as a Translator | 第16-17页 |
| 2.2 Previous Studies of My Life as Emperor | 第17-20页 |
| 2.3 Previous Studies of Adaptation Theory | 第20-24页 |
| Chapter Three Theoretical Framework | 第24-36页 |
| 3.1 An Introduction to Adaptation Theory | 第24-25页 |
| 3.2 Language Uses as a Choice-Making Process | 第25-26页 |
| 3.3 Three Properties of Language | 第26-28页 |
| 3.4 Four Angles of Investigation | 第28-32页 |
| 3.4.1 Contextual Correlates of Adaptability | 第28-30页 |
| 3.4.2 Structure Objects of Adaptability | 第30页 |
| 3.4.3 Dynamics of Adaptability | 第30-31页 |
| 3.4.4 Salience of Adaptability Processes | 第31-32页 |
| 3.4.5 Relationship of the Four Angles of Investigation | 第32页 |
| 3.5 Translation in the Framework of Adaptation Theory | 第32-36页 |
| Chapter Four Analysis and Discussion | 第36-66页 |
| 4.1 A Brief Introduction to Wo De Di Wang Sheng Ya | 第36页 |
| 4.2 Contextual Correlates of Adaptability in My Life as Emperor | 第36-50页 |
| 4.2.1 Communicative Contextual Correlates of Adaptability | 第37-47页 |
| 4.2.2 Linguistic Contextual Correlates of Adaptability | 第47-50页 |
| 4.3 Structure Objects of Adaptability in My Life as Emperor | 第50-59页 |
| 4.3.1 Adaptation to Style | 第51-53页 |
| 4.3.2 Adaptation to Utterance-Building Ingredients | 第53-59页 |
| 4.4 Dynamics of Adaptability in My Life as Emperor | 第59-62页 |
| 4.4.1 Dynamics in Temporal Dimension | 第59-60页 |
| 4.4.2 Dynamics in Context | 第60-62页 |
| 4.5 Salience of Adaptability Processes in My Life as Emperor | 第62-66页 |
| Chapter Five Conclusion | 第66-68页 |
| Bibliography | 第68-75页 |
