| ABSTRACT | 第1-8页 |
| 中文摘要 | 第8-9页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第9-12页 |
| Chapter One INTRODUCTION | 第12-15页 |
| Chapter Two AN OVERVIEW OF TAOISM AND ZHUANGZI'S TAOISM | 第15-28页 |
| ·An Overview of Taoism | 第15-17页 |
| ·Tao as ontological being | 第15-17页 |
| ·Tao as the dialectic law | 第17页 |
| ·The Taoist epistemology | 第17页 |
| ·Tao as a practical guide to worldly affairs | 第17页 |
| ·Zhuangzi's Taoist Thoughts | 第17-28页 |
| ·Zhuangzi the man: | 第17-18页 |
| ·Zhuangzi | 第18页 |
| ·Zhuangzi's thoughts | 第18-21页 |
| ·Zhuangzi's thought of "Wu Yu"("being desireless") | 第21-25页 |
| ·Suggestions with regards to how to take advantage of the positive part of Zhuangzi's thought of being desireless in directing our daily life | 第25-28页 |
| Chapter Three AN INTRODUCTION OF EUGENE O'NEILL | 第28-34页 |
| ·Eugene O'Neill's Background Information | 第28-32页 |
| ·An Introduction of Strange Interlude and Desire under the Elms | 第32-34页 |
| Chapter Four THE ANALYSIS OF ZHUANGZI'S THOUGHT OF BEING DESIRELESS REFLECTED IN EUGENE O'NEILL'S FAMOUS PLAY—STRANGE INTERLUDE | 第34-47页 |
| ·Nina's Seeking Fulfillment in Desperate Promiscuity | 第34-39页 |
| ·Nina's Committing Adultery with Ned Darrell | 第39-42页 |
| ·Nina's Expanding Desire | 第42-44页 |
| ·Sufferings Brought by Nina's Expanding Desire | 第44-47页 |
| Chapter Five THE ANALYSIS OF ZHUANGZI'S VIEW OF BELING DESIRELESS REFLECTED IN EUGENE O'NEILL'S FAMOUS PLAY—DESIRE UNDER THE ELMS | 第47-55页 |
| ·Zhuangzi's View of Being Desireless and Eugene O'Neill's Desire under the Elms | 第47-49页 |
| ·The Analysis of Zhuangzi's View of Being Desireless Reflected in Eugene O'Neill's Famous Play—Desire under the Elms | 第49-55页 |
| ·Abbie's desire for wealth | 第49-51页 |
| ·Abbie's desire for true love | 第51-55页 |
| Chapter Six CONCLUSION | 第55-57页 |
| WORK CITED | 第57-59页 |
| APPENDIX Ⅰ EXPLANATION OF SOME TERMS | 第59页 |
