| Acknowledgements | 第1-5页 |
| Abstract | 第5-6页 |
| 摘要 | 第6-9页 |
| List of Tables | 第9-10页 |
| Chapter 1 Introduction | 第10-15页 |
| ·Literature review | 第10-11页 |
| ·Research background | 第11-14页 |
| ·The relationship between language and culture | 第11-12页 |
| ·The relationship between culture and translation | 第12-13页 |
| ·Translatability or "untranslatability" of culture-related words | 第13-14页 |
| ·Research questions | 第14-15页 |
| Chapter 2 Similarities and Differences of Cultural Connotations of Flower Wordsin Chinese and English | 第15-20页 |
| ·The definition of cultural connotations | 第15页 |
| ·A general introduction to cultural connotations of flower words | 第15-16页 |
| ·The similarities and differences of cultural connotations of flower-related words inChinese and English poems | 第16-20页 |
| Chapter 3 The Cultural Connotations of Flower Words in Poems in Hong LouMeng | 第20-36页 |
| ·The introduction of Hong Lou Meng and its English versions | 第20-22页 |
| ·Flower connotations in the poems in Hong Lou Meng | 第22-31页 |
| ·General statement | 第22-23页 |
| ·The lotus | 第23页 |
| ·Sweet osmanthus and orchid | 第23-24页 |
| ·Orchid | 第24-25页 |
| ·Peach blossom | 第25-26页 |
| ·Chrysanthemum | 第26-28页 |
| ·Plum blossom | 第28页 |
| ·Apricot blossom | 第28-29页 |
| ·Pear blossom | 第29-30页 |
| ·Chinese white flowering crab-apple | 第30页 |
| ·Other flowers | 第30-31页 |
| ·The special meaning of flower words | 第31-32页 |
| ·A flower is not a flower | 第32页 |
| ·Flower cards | 第32-36页 |
| Chapter 4 Main Factors Relating to Translation of Cultural Connotations | 第36-43页 |
| ·Cultural defaults | 第36-39页 |
| ·Readership | 第39-40页 |
| ·Aesthetic standards | 第40-43页 |
| Chapter 5 Translation Methods for Flower Words with Cultural Connotations | 第43-48页 |
| ·Translation methods for flower words with correspondence of cultural connotations | 第43-44页 |
| ·Translation methods for flower words with partial correspondence of cultural connotations | 第44-46页 |
| ·Translation methods for flower words with no correspondence of cultural connotations | 第46-48页 |
| Chapter 6 Conclusion | 第48-50页 |
| ·Major findings | 第48-49页 |
| ·Implications | 第49页 |
| ·Limitations | 第49-50页 |
| Bibliography | 第50-53页 |
| Papers published during 2008-2011 | 第53页 |
