| Acknowledgements | 第5-6页 |
| Abstract (in English) | 第6-7页 |
| Abstract (in Chinese) | 第8-12页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第12-16页 |
| 1.1 Research Background | 第12-13页 |
| 1.2 Significance and Objectives of the Study | 第13-14页 |
| 1.3 Methodology | 第14页 |
| 1.4 Outline of the Thesis | 第14-16页 |
| Chapter Two Literature Review | 第16-28页 |
| 2.1 A Review of Translation Studies on Calligraphic Text | 第18-21页 |
| 2.2 A Review of Translation Compensation | 第21-28页 |
| 2.2.1 Foreign Studies on Translation Compensation | 第21-25页 |
| 2.2.2 Domestic Studies on Translation Compensation | 第25-28页 |
| Chapter Three Translation Compensation | 第28-34页 |
| 3.1 The Definition of Translation Compensation | 第28-30页 |
| 3.1.1 Translation Compensation Defined by Western Scholars | 第28-29页 |
| 3.1.2 Translation Compensation Defined by Chinese Scholars | 第29-30页 |
| 3.2 The Classification of Translation Compensation | 第30-34页 |
| Chapter Four Translation of Aesthetic Terms of Calligraphy in the Light of Translation Compensation | 第34-68页 |
| 4.1 Frequently-used Aesthetic Terms of Calligraphy and Their Translations in Chinese Calligraphy | 第34-48页 |
| 4.1.1 yi(逸)and Its Translation | 第35-38页 |
| 4.1.2 jin(劲)and Its Translation | 第38-41页 |
| 4.1.3 qi(奇)and Its Translation | 第41-42页 |
| 4.1.4 mei(媚)and Its Translation | 第42-44页 |
| 4.1.5 zhuo(拙)and Its Translation | 第44-46页 |
| 4.1.6 pingzheng(平正),yunchen(匀称)and Their Translations | 第46-48页 |
| 4.2 Translation Criteria for Aesthetic Terms of Calligraphy | 第48-52页 |
| 4.2.1 Accuracy | 第48-50页 |
| 4.2.2 Readability | 第50-51页 |
| 4.2.3 Transparency | 第51-52页 |
| 4.3 The Translation of Aesthetic Terms Under Semantic Compensation | 第52-57页 |
| 4.3.1 Compensation for Incomplete Meaning | 第53-55页 |
| 4.3.2 Compensation for Inaccurate Meaning | 第55-57页 |
| 4.4 Translation of Aesthetic Terms of Calligraphy Under Pragmatic Compensation | 第57-61页 |
| 4.4.1 Pragmatic Compensation Based on Reader Response | 第57-60页 |
| 4.4.2 Pragmatic Compensation Based on Register | 第60-61页 |
| 4.5 Translation of Aesthetic Terms of Calligraphy Under Aesthetic Compensation | 第61-68页 |
| 4.5.1 Compensation for the Inconsistency Between Content and Aesthetic Style | 第62-64页 |
| 4.5.2 Compensation for the Conflict of Aesthetic Value | 第64-68页 |
| Chapter Five Conclusion | 第68-72页 |
| 5.1 Major Findings | 第68-70页 |
| 5.2 Limitations | 第70-71页 |
| 5.3 Suggestions for Future Study | 第71-72页 |
| Bibliography | 第72-78页 |
