| Table List | 第1-7页 |
| Figure List | 第7-8页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第8-9页 |
| Abstract | 第9-10页 |
| 摘要 | 第10-11页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第11-14页 |
| Chapter Two Literature review | 第14-31页 |
| ·Related terms | 第14-20页 |
| ·Attention | 第14-17页 |
| ·Interpreting | 第17-20页 |
| ·Studies on attention | 第20-24页 |
| ·History of attention studies | 第20页 |
| ·Theories of attention | 第20-23页 |
| ·Applications of theories | 第23-24页 |
| ·Studies on interpreting | 第24-27页 |
| ·History of interpreting studies | 第24-25页 |
| ·Psychological approach to interpreting studies | 第25-27页 |
| ·Studies on the relationship between attention and interpreting | 第27-30页 |
| ·Summary | 第30-31页 |
| Chapter Three Methodology | 第31-43页 |
| ·Introduction | 第31页 |
| ·Research questions | 第31页 |
| ·Participants | 第31-32页 |
| ·Test Design | 第32-39页 |
| ·Attention test | 第32-38页 |
| ·Consecutive interpreting test | 第38-39页 |
| ·Data collection and analysis | 第39-43页 |
| ·Data Collection for the attention tests | 第39页 |
| ·Grading of the consecutive interpretation | 第39-43页 |
| Chapter Four Results and Discussion | 第43-66页 |
| ·Focused attention and consecutive interpreting | 第44-58页 |
| ·Attentional focused time and consecutive interpreting | 第45-47页 |
| ·Response time and consecutive interpreting | 第47-53页 |
| ·Response accuracy and consecutive interpreting | 第53-54页 |
| ·Findings and discussion | 第54-58页 |
| ·Divided attention and consecutive interpreting | 第58-63页 |
| ·Divided attention and E-C consecutive interpreting | 第59-60页 |
| ·Divided attention and C-E consecutiive interpreting | 第60-61页 |
| ·Discussion on the relationship between divided attention and consecutive interpreting | 第61-63页 |
| ·Attention span and consecutive interpreting | 第63-66页 |
| ·Attention span and E-C consecutive interpreting | 第63-64页 |
| ·Attention span and C-E consecutive interpreting | 第64-65页 |
| ·Discussion on the relationship between attention span and consecutive interpreting | 第65-66页 |
| Chapter Five Conclusion | 第66-69页 |
| ·Major Findings | 第66-67页 |
| ·Limitations | 第67-68页 |
| ·Theoretical Limitations | 第67页 |
| ·Methodological Limitations | 第67-68页 |
| ·Suggestions | 第68-69页 |
| References | 第69-74页 |
| Appendix | 第74-77页 |
| Appendix A: Materials for consecutive interpreting | 第74-76页 |
| Appendix B: Information collection table for attention tests | 第76-77页 |
| Appendix C: Instructions in dichotic listening test | 第77页 |
