| ACKNOWLEGEMENTS | 第1-5页 |
| ABSTRACT | 第5-7页 |
| 摘要 | 第7-10页 |
| Chapter 1 Introduction | 第10-12页 |
| ·The Rapid Development of Interpreting Demand in China | 第10-11页 |
| ·The Purpose of the Research on the Application of Relevance Theory in Interpreting | 第11-12页 |
| Chapter 2 A General Introduction of Interpreting | 第12-18页 |
| ·The Definition of Interpreting | 第12-13页 |
| ·The Process of Interpreting | 第13-15页 |
| ·The Characteristics of Interpreting | 第15-16页 |
| ·The Criteria of Interpreting | 第16-17页 |
| ·The Relevance Attribute of Interpreting | 第17-18页 |
| Chapter 3 Relevance Theory | 第18-38页 |
| ·General Introduction of Relevance Theory | 第18-26页 |
| ·The Code Model | 第19页 |
| ·The Inferential Model | 第19-20页 |
| ·A Few Fundamental Assumptions of Relevance Theory | 第20-22页 |
| ·Contextual Effects and Processing Efforts | 第22-24页 |
| ·The Criterion of Consistency with the Principle of Relevance | 第24-25页 |
| ·The Degrees of Relevance | 第25-26页 |
| ·Some Consequences of Relevance Theory | 第26-27页 |
| ·The First Acceptable Interpretation is the Only Acceptable Interpretation. | 第26-27页 |
| ·Extra Effort Implies Extra Effect | 第27页 |
| ·Relevance and Cognition | 第27-29页 |
| ·Relevance and Communication | 第29-35页 |
| ·Ostensive-inferential Communication | 第30-31页 |
| ·Communicative Principle of Relevance | 第31-32页 |
| ·Optimal Relevance | 第32-34页 |
| ·Relevance-theoretic Comprehension Procedure | 第34-35页 |
| ·Relevance and Comprehension | 第35-38页 |
| Chapter 4 An Analysis of the Enlightenment of Relevance Theory on Interpreting | 第38-50页 |
| ·Interpreting and the Context | 第38-42页 |
| ·Positive Function of Context on Interpreting | 第39-41页 |
| ·Context-based Problems in Interpreting | 第41-42页 |
| ·Interpreting and Mutual Cognitive Environment | 第42-44页 |
| ·Interpreter’s Performance under the Instruction of Relevance Theory | 第44-48页 |
| ·Avoiding Offending the Audience | 第45页 |
| ·Maximizing the Contextual Effect and Minimizing the Processing Effort of the Audience | 第45-46页 |
| ·Bridging the Cultural Background Difference | 第46-48页 |
| ·Criteria to Assess the Interpreter’s Performance | 第48-49页 |
| ·Some Limitations of Relevance Theory in the Perspective of Interpreting | 第49-50页 |
| Chapter 5 Conclusion | 第50-52页 |
| Bibliography | 第52-55页 |
