| Acknowledgements | 第1-8页 |
| Abstract (English) | 第8-10页 |
| Abstract (Chinese) | 第10-11页 |
| Abbreviations | 第11-12页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第12-17页 |
| ·Simultaneous Interpreting and the Principle of Syntactic Linearity | 第12-13页 |
| ·Purpose, Methodology and Significance of the Study | 第13-17页 |
| ·Study Objectives | 第13页 |
| ·Methodology and Data | 第13-14页 |
| ·Significance of the Study | 第14-15页 |
| ·Organization of the Thesis | 第15-17页 |
| Chapter Two Literature Review | 第17-25页 |
| ·Previous Studies on Simultaneous Interpreting | 第17-23页 |
| ·Interpretive Theory | 第17-19页 |
| ·Effort Model | 第19-20页 |
| ·Relevance Theory | 第20-21页 |
| ·Information Theory | 第21-23页 |
| ·Previous Studies on Syntactic Linearity | 第23-25页 |
| Chapter Three Theoretical Framework | 第25-34页 |
| ·Noam Chomsky’s Minimalist Program | 第25-32页 |
| ·Overview | 第25-27页 |
| ·Full Interpretation | 第27-28页 |
| ·Principle of Economy | 第28-30页 |
| ·Principle of Procrastinate | 第30-31页 |
| ·Principle of Greed | 第31-32页 |
| ·Applicability of Minimalist Program in the Strategy of Syntactic Linearity | 第32-34页 |
| Chapter Four Application of Syntactic Linearity in Simultaneous Interpreting | 第34-49页 |
| ·Principle of Syntactic Linearity | 第34页 |
| ·A Comparison of Chinese and English Language | 第34-37页 |
| ·Differences in Thinking Mode | 第34-36页 |
| ·Differences in Language Structure | 第36-37页 |
| ·Feasibility of Syntactic Linearity in Simultaneous Interpreting | 第37-38页 |
| ·Techniques of Syntactic Linearity | 第38-49页 |
| ·Segmentation | 第38-41页 |
| ·Repetition | 第41-43页 |
| ·Addition | 第43-45页 |
| ·Deletion | 第45-46页 |
| ·Transformation of Figure of Speech | 第46-49页 |
| Chapter Five A Case Study on the Application of Syntactic Linearity in SI | 第49-63页 |
| ·Introduction | 第49页 |
| ·Data and Methodology | 第49-51页 |
| ·Data | 第49-50页 |
| ·Methodology | 第50-51页 |
| ·Data Analysis | 第51-61页 |
| ·Analysis on the Application of Segmentation | 第52-53页 |
| ·Analysis on the Application of Repetition | 第53-54页 |
| ·Analysis on the Application of Addition | 第54-56页 |
| ·Analysis on the Application of Deletion | 第56-57页 |
| ·Analysis on the Application of Transforming Figure of Speech | 第57-60页 |
| ·Transformation to Noun Form | 第57-58页 |
| ·Transformation to Verb Form | 第58-59页 |
| ·Transformation of Clauses | 第59-60页 |
| ·Analysis on the Application of Combined Techniques | 第60-61页 |
| ·Findings and Discussion | 第61-63页 |
| ·Findings | 第61-62页 |
| ·Discussions on the Performance of Simultaneous Interpreters | 第62-63页 |
| Chapter Six Conclusion | 第63-65页 |
| ·Findings | 第63页 |
| ·Limitations | 第63-64页 |
| ·Suggestions for Future Researches | 第64-65页 |
| Bibliography | 第65-67页 |
| Appendix Remarks by President Barack Obama (Transcript) | 第67-81页 |
