| Abstract | 第1-6页 |
| 中文摘要 | 第6-9页 |
| Chapter I Introduction | 第9-13页 |
| ·The background of the research | 第9-11页 |
| ·The frame work of the thesis | 第11页 |
| ·The research method | 第11-13页 |
| Chapter II Literature Review | 第13-21页 |
| ·An introduction to Walden | 第13-14页 |
| ·Previous studies on Walden abroad | 第14-15页 |
| ·Previous studies on Walden at home | 第15-17页 |
| ·The two Chinese versions and previous studies on them | 第17-21页 |
| Chapter III A General Study of Functional Equivalence | 第21-27页 |
| ·A brief introduction to Nida | 第21-22页 |
| ·A brief introduction to functional equivalence | 第22-27页 |
| ·The development of functional equivalence theory | 第23-25页 |
| ·The main content of functional equivalence | 第25-26页 |
| ·The relation between context, rhetoric and translation | 第26-27页 |
| Chapter IV Comparative Study of the Two Versions Based on Functional Equivalence | 第27-43页 |
| ·Functional equivalence on context | 第27-38页 |
| ·Designative meaning and associative meaning of lexemes | 第27-31页 |
| ·The structures and meaning of syntax | 第31-35页 |
| ·The impact and appeal of discourse | 第35-38页 |
| ·Functional equivalence on rhetorical style | 第38-43页 |
| ·Metaphor in Walden | 第39-40页 |
| ·Personification in Walden | 第40-41页 |
| ·Pun in Walden | 第41-43页 |
| Chapter V Conclusion | 第43-45页 |
| Bibliography | 第45-48页 |
| Papers Published during MA Program | 第48-49页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第49-50页 |
