| Acknowledgements | 第1-5页 |
| 摘要 | 第5-6页 |
| Abstract | 第6-9页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第9-12页 |
| ·Rationale and Significance of the Study | 第9-10页 |
| ·Research Questions | 第10-11页 |
| ·Research Methodology | 第11页 |
| ·Thesis Structure | 第11-12页 |
| Chapter Two Literature Review | 第12-25页 |
| ·An Overview of Simultaneous Interpreting | 第12-14页 |
| ·Definition of Simultaneous Interpreting (SI) | 第12页 |
| ·Process of SI | 第12-13页 |
| ·Features of SI | 第13页 |
| ·Research on SI | 第13-14页 |
| ·A Review on Omission in SI | 第14-23页 |
| ·Studies That Deem Omission in SI as Negative or Undesirable | 第15-18页 |
| ·Studies That View Omission as a Strategy in SI | 第18-22页 |
| ·Studies That View Omission as Both a Strategy and a Failure | 第22-23页 |
| ·Definition of Omission | 第23页 |
| ·Summary: | 第23-25页 |
| Chapter Three Theoretical Framework | 第25-29页 |
| ·Relevance Theory | 第25-28页 |
| ·Ostention and Inference | 第25-26页 |
| ·Relevance and Optimal Relevance | 第26-27页 |
| ·Context | 第27-28页 |
| ·SI from the Perspective of Relevance Theory: The Pursuit of Optimal Relevance | 第28-29页 |
| Chapter Four An Observational Study | 第29-31页 |
| ·Rationale for an Observational Study | 第29页 |
| ·Material and Process | 第29-31页 |
| Chapter Five Results and Discussion | 第31-57页 |
| ·Types of Omission in Chinese-English SI | 第31-45页 |
| ·Omission of Typical Unnecessary Nouns | 第32-34页 |
| ·Omission of Unnecessary Verbs | 第34-36页 |
| ·Omission of Non-essential Modifiers | 第36-38页 |
| ·Omission of Redundant Twins and Parallel Structures | 第38-40页 |
| ·Omission of Repetition | 第40-41页 |
| ·Omission of Repeated Reference to the Same Item | 第41-43页 |
| ·Omission of Cultural Words and Phrases | 第43-44页 |
| ·Neologism | 第44-45页 |
| ·Effective Omissions in SI from the Perspective of Relevance Theory (RT) | 第45-57页 |
| ·Optimal Relevance in SI | 第46-49页 |
| ·Omissions Due to Language Differences from the View of RT | 第49-51页 |
| ·Omission of Culture-loaded Terms under the Guidance of Relevance Theory | 第51-53页 |
| ·Neologism | 第53-55页 |
| ·Summary | 第55-57页 |
| Chapter Six Conclusion | 第57-60页 |
| ·Major Findings | 第57-58页 |
| ·Limitations of the Study and Suggestions for Further Research | 第58-60页 |
| Bibliography | 第60-62页 |
| Appendix Transcription of the Interpretation | 第62-78页 |
