| Abstract | 第4-5页 |
| 摘要 | 第6-10页 |
| Introduction | 第10-14页 |
| 0.1 Research Objectives | 第10-11页 |
| 0.2 Research Methodology | 第11页 |
| 0.3 Layout of the Thesis | 第11-14页 |
| Chapter One Literature Review | 第14-26页 |
| 1.1 Studies on the Transference of Cultural Image | 第14-20页 |
| 1.2 Studies on Reception Aesthetics and Translation | 第20-21页 |
| 1.3 Studies on English Versions of The Art of War | 第21-26页 |
| Chapter Two Theoretical Framework:Reception Aesthetics | 第26-46页 |
| 2.1 The Origin and Development of Reception Aesthetics | 第26-28页 |
| 2.2 Main Concepts of Reception Aesthetics | 第28-38页 |
| 2.2.1 Reader-Centered Paradigm | 第28-31页 |
| 2.2.2 Horizon of Expectation | 第31-35页 |
| 2.2.3 The Appealing Structure | 第35-38页 |
| 2.3 Reception Aesthetics and Cultural Image Transference | 第38-46页 |
| 2.3.1 The Definition of Cultural Image | 第38-41页 |
| 2.3.2 The Theory's Application to Cultural Image Transference | 第41-46页 |
| Chapter Three Three Approaches Adopted in Two English Versions of The Art of War | 第46-72页 |
| 3.1 A Brief Introduction of the Two Selected Versions | 第46-47页 |
| 3.2 Four Types of Cultural Image Predominant in The Art of War | 第47-49页 |
| 3.3 Three Approaches Applied to Transferring Cultural Image | 第49-72页 |
| 3.3.1 Preservation to Meet Readers' Expectations | 第49-60页 |
| 3.3.2 Replacement to Avoid an Undue Aesthetic Distance | 第60-66页 |
| 3.3.3 Omission to Set up Appealing Structure | 第66-72页 |
| Conclusion | 第72-76页 |
| Bibliography | 第76-82页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第82-84页 |
