| Chapter1 Introduction | 第1-16页 |
| ·A brief introduction of proverbs containing animal and plant words | 第10-13页 |
| ·Literature review and organization structure of this thesis | 第13-16页 |
| Chapter2 Semantic Studies of Proverbs Containing Animal and Plant Words | 第16-23页 |
| ·Semantic duality of animal and plant words | 第16-19页 |
| ·Semantic duality of proverbs containing animal and plant words | 第19-23页 |
| Chapter3 Comparative Studies on the Rhetoric Level | 第23-32页 |
| ·The choice of diction | 第23-26页 |
| ·Repetition of the same word and synonyms | 第23-24页 |
| ·The use of antonyms | 第24-25页 |
| ·The use of numerals | 第25-26页 |
| ·The characteristics of sentences | 第26-29页 |
| ·Sentence length | 第26-27页 |
| ·Sentence variety | 第27-28页 |
| ·Sentence symmetry | 第28-29页 |
| ·The charm of sound | 第29-30页 |
| ·Using different figures of speech simultaneously | 第30-31页 |
| ·Some summarizing remarks | 第31-32页 |
| Chapter4 Comparative Studies on the Cultural Level | 第32-50页 |
| ·The relationship between language and culture | 第32-33页 |
| ·Different living environments | 第33-34页 |
| ·Different living styles | 第34-36页 |
| ·Different religious beliefs | 第36-38页 |
| ·The comparative studies of values | 第38-48页 |
| ·Individualism vs. collectivism | 第39-42页 |
| ·Equality vs. hierarchy | 第42-43页 |
| ·Different senses of time | 第43-44页 |
| ·Different attitudes towards changing | 第44-45页 |
| ·Materialism vs. spiritualism | 第45-46页 |
| ·Analysis of proverbs seemingly inconsistent with the expected values | 第46-48页 |
| ·The tendency of mutual absorbing of cultures and languages | 第48-50页 |
| Chapter5 The Translation of Proverbs Containing Animal and Plant Words | 第50-59页 |
| ·Foreignization is the general tendency of translation | 第50-52页 |
| ·The necessity of foreignization in translating animal and plant proverbs | 第52-59页 |
| ·Strong images or weak images | 第52-54页 |
| ·Analysis of the usual practice of transforming images | 第54-56页 |
| ·The reasons for foreignization in translating animal and plant proverbs | 第56-59页 |
| Chapter 6 Conclusion | 第59-62页 |
| Bibliography | 第62-65页 |
