| Acknowledgements | 第1-6页 |
| ABSTRACT | 第6-8页 |
| 摘要 | 第8-11页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第11-14页 |
| Chapter Two Cultural Vacancy in Cross-Cultural Communication | 第14-26页 |
| ·Culture and Cross-Cultural Communication | 第14-16页 |
| ·Definition of Culture | 第14-15页 |
| ·Definition of Cross-Cultural Communication | 第15-16页 |
| ·Differences and Similarities between Chinese and American Cultures in Cross-Cultural Communication | 第16-21页 |
| ·Differences between Chinese and American Cultures in Cross-Cultural Communication | 第16-21页 |
| ·Similarities between Chinese and American Cultures in Cross-Cultural Communication | 第21页 |
| ·Cultural Vacancy in Cross-Cultural Communication | 第21-26页 |
| ·Definition of Cultural Vacancy | 第21-22页 |
| ·Cultural Vacancy Phenomena | 第22-23页 |
| ·Causes of Cultural Vacancy | 第23-26页 |
| Chapter Three Contrastive Analysis of Chinese and American Films in Cross-Cultural Communication | 第26-36页 |
| ·Culture and Film | 第26-29页 |
| ·Definition of Film Culture | 第26-27页 |
| ·Relationship between Culture and Film | 第27页 |
| ·Functions of Film in Cross-Cultural Communication | 第27-29页 |
| ·Contrastive Analysis of Chinese and American Films | 第29-33页 |
| ·Current Situation of Chinese Films | 第29-31页 |
| ·Current Situation of American Films | 第31-32页 |
| ·Contrast of Chinese and American Films | 第32-33页 |
| ·Cultural Features of Chinese and American Films | 第33-36页 |
| ·Cultural Features of Chinese Films | 第34-35页 |
| ·Cultural Features of American Films | 第35-36页 |
| Chapter Four Cultural Vacancy in Chinese and American Films | 第36-63页 |
| ·Classification of Cultural Vacancy in Chinese and American Films | 第36-58页 |
| ·Cultural Vacancy of Films' Type | 第36-41页 |
| ·Cultural Vacancy of Films' Style | 第41-47页 |
| ·Cultural Vacancy of Films' Form | 第47-51页 |
| ·Cultural Vacancy of Films' Content | 第51-55页 |
| ·Cultural Vacancy of Films' Aesthetics | 第55-58页 |
| ·Causes of Cultural Vacancy in Films | 第58-61页 |
| ·Cultural Factors in Films | 第58-60页 |
| ·Cultural Awareness of Filmmakers | 第60-61页 |
| ·Generality and Distinction of Chinese and American Films | 第61-63页 |
| ·Generality of Chinese and American Films | 第61页 |
| ·Distinction of Chinese and American Films | 第61-63页 |
| Chapter Five Preservation and Remedy for Cultural Vacancy in Chinese and American Films | 第63-68页 |
| ·Preservation of Cultural Vacancy in Films | 第63-66页 |
| ·Importance of Culture | 第63-64页 |
| ·Protection of Unique Culture | 第64-65页 |
| ·Continuation of Traditional Culture | 第65-66页 |
| ·Remedy for Cultural Vacancy in Films | 第66-68页 |
| ·Learning about Background Knowledge of Chinese and American Cultures | 第66页 |
| ·Improving Mass Cultural Connoisseurship of Film | 第66-67页 |
| ·Strengthening Cultural Exchanges between Chinese and American Films | 第67-68页 |
| Conclusion | 第68-70页 |
| Bibliography | 第70-71页 |
