| Acknowledgements | 第1-5页 |
| Abstract | 第5-7页 |
| 摘要 | 第7-8页 |
| Contents | 第8-10页 |
| List of Tables | 第10-11页 |
| List of Abbreviations | 第11-12页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第12-15页 |
| ·Introduction to the topic | 第12页 |
| ·Origin and objective of the study | 第12-13页 |
| ·Significance of the study | 第13页 |
| ·Organization of the thesis | 第13-15页 |
| Chapter Two Literature Review | 第15-30页 |
| ·A review on Chinese comparative constructions | 第15-26页 |
| ·Chinese comparison category | 第15-18页 |
| ·Chinese comparative constructions | 第18-22页 |
| ·A review on the "meiyou" (没有) construction | 第22-26页 |
| ·A general review on English comparative constructions | 第26-29页 |
| ·Summary | 第29-30页 |
| Chapter Three Research Design and Methodology | 第30-32页 |
| ·Research questions | 第30页 |
| ·Research instruments | 第30-31页 |
| ·Data collection | 第31-32页 |
| Chapter Four A Quantitative Study of the Use of "meiyou" ComparativeConstructions and Their Correspondent English Expressions | 第32-52页 |
| ·Supplement to the "meiyou" comparative construction | 第32-35页 |
| ·The distribution of the "meiyou" comparative construction | 第35-39页 |
| ·The translation of the "meiyou" comparative construction | 第39-50页 |
| ·The translation of the "meiyou" construction with comparisons of similarities and differences in Group 1 | 第39-46页 |
| ·The translation of the "meiyou" construction with comparisons of superlative degree in Group 2 | 第46-50页 |
| ·Summary | 第50-52页 |
| Chapter Five Conclusion | 第52-55页 |
| ·Major findings of the study | 第52-53页 |
| ·Limitations of the present study and suggestions for further studies | 第53-55页 |
| Works Cited | 第55-58页 |
| Publications | 第58页 |
