| Abstract | 第1-5页 |
| 摘要 | 第5-7页 |
| 1. Introduction | 第7-27页 |
| ·An Introduction to William Soothill?s Sinologist Career | 第7-15页 |
| ·The Definition of Sinology | 第8-9页 |
| ·William Soothill as a Missionary Sinologist | 第9-12页 |
| ·His Compilation of Dictionary | 第9-10页 |
| ·His Translation of the Bible into Wenzhou Dialect Version | 第10-11页 |
| ·His Translation of Lun Yü | 第11-12页 |
| ·William Soothill as a Professional Sinologist | 第12-15页 |
| ·His Study on Chinese Religions | 第12-14页 |
| ·His Translation of Buddhist Scripture | 第14页 |
| ·His Study on Sino-Western Relationship | 第14-15页 |
| ·Significance of the Research | 第15-16页 |
| ·Literature Review of Studies onWilliam Soothill as well as His English Version of MiaoFa Lian Hua Jing | 第16-20页 |
| ·Methodology | 第20-24页 |
| ·Translator-centered Theory of Translation History Study | 第21-23页 |
| ·Imagology of the Comparative Literature—Self and Other | 第23-24页 |
| ·Framework of the Thesis | 第24-27页 |
| 2. A Brief History of Westward Transmission of Chinese Buddhist Classics | 第27-35页 |
| ·The Study of Protestant Missionaries on Chinese Buddhism | 第27-30页 |
| ·The English Translation of Chinese Buddhist Classics | 第30-31页 |
| ·The History of the Translation of Miao Fa Lian Hua Jing | 第31-35页 |
| ·The Research on Its Chinese Translated Texts | 第32-33页 |
| ·The Research on Its English Translated Texts | 第33-35页 |
| 3. The Reasons and Features of William Soothill’s Translation and Interpretation of Miao FaLian Hua Jing | 第35-59页 |
| ·The Reasons of William Soothill?s Translation | 第35-44页 |
| ·His Insight into the Interconnection between Christianity and Chinese Religions | 第36-40页 |
| ·His Foresight of Studying Chinese Buddhism | 第40-43页 |
| ·The Necessity for a New Translation | 第43-44页 |
| ·The Features of William Soothill?s Interpretation | 第44-59页 |
| ·Forsaking of Christian Bias | 第44-51页 |
| ·Emphasis on Objectivity and Accuracy | 第51-54页 |
| ·Stress on Concision | 第54-59页 |
| 4. Conclusion | 第59-61页 |
| Bibliography | 第61-63页 |
| Appendix1 | 第63-65页 |
| Appendix2 | 第65-67页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第67-69页 |
| Publications and Research Projects | 第69页 |
