| Acknowledgements | 第5-6页 |
| Abstract | 第6-7页 |
| 摘要 | 第8-12页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第12-17页 |
| 1.1 Practical and Academic Backgrounds of the Study | 第12-14页 |
| 1.2 Objective and Methodology of the Study | 第14-15页 |
| 1.3 Structure and Contents of the Thesis | 第15-17页 |
| Chapter Two Literature Review | 第17-27页 |
| 2.1 English and Chinese Passive Constructions | 第17-19页 |
| 2.2 Studies of English and Chinese Passive Constructions in General | 第19-22页 |
| 2.3 Studies of English and Chinese Passive Constructions in Sci-tech Texts | 第22-25页 |
| 2.4 Achievements and Weaknesses | 第25-27页 |
| Chapter Three Methodology | 第27-34页 |
| 3.1 Research Questions | 第27-28页 |
| 3.2 Data and Samples | 第28-29页 |
| 3.3 Philosophical Guidance and Theoretical Basis | 第29-31页 |
| 3.4 Research Methods | 第31-32页 |
| 3.4.1 Comparative and Contrastive Analysis | 第31页 |
| 3.4.2 Quantitative and Qualitative Analysis | 第31-32页 |
| 3.4.3 Inductive and Deductive Methods | 第32页 |
| 3.4.4 The Method of Description and Explanation | 第32页 |
| 3.5 Research Procedures | 第32-34页 |
| Chapter Four Results and Discussion | 第34-67页 |
| 4.1 Results | 第34-50页 |
| 4.1.1 Frequency and Occasions of the Use of Passive Sentences | 第34-44页 |
| 4.1.2 Frequency and Occasions of the Use of Passive Sentences with Agent | 第44-50页 |
| 4.2 Discussion | 第50-64页 |
| 4.2.1 Intuitional vs Rational Thought Patterns and Impacts on English andChinese Passive Constructions | 第51-55页 |
| 4.2.2 Subjective vs Objective Thought Patterns and Impacts on English andChinese Passive Constructions | 第55-58页 |
| 4.2.3 Imaginative vs Abstract Thought Patterns and Impacts on English andChinese Passive Constructions | 第58-61页 |
| 4.2.4 Circular vs Linear Thought Patterns and Impacts on English andChinese Passive Constructions | 第61-62页 |
| 4.2.5 Synthetic vs Analytic Thought Pattern and Impacts on English andChinese Passive Constructions | 第62-64页 |
| 4.3 Conclusions | 第64-67页 |
| Chapter Five Concluding Remarks | 第67-70页 |
| 5.1 Summary of the Process and Findings of the Study | 第67-68页 |
| 5.2 Implications and Limitations | 第68-70页 |
| References | 第70-75页 |
| About the Author | 第75页 |
