| Abstract | 第7-8页 |
| 摘要 | 第9-12页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第12-17页 |
| 1.1 Research Background | 第12-14页 |
| 1.2 Research Questions | 第14-15页 |
| 1.3 Research Methodology | 第15页 |
| 1.4 Research Significance | 第15-16页 |
| 1.5 The Structure of the Thesis | 第16-17页 |
| Chapter Two Literature Review | 第17-22页 |
| 2.1 Researches concerning Chinese Versions of Walden | 第17-19页 |
| 2.2 Researches concerning the Adaptation Theory in Translation | 第19-22页 |
| Chapter Three Application of the Adaptation Theory in Translation Studies | 第22-37页 |
| 3.1 Theoretical Framework of the Adaptation Theory | 第22-28页 |
| 3.1.1 Language Use as a Process of Continuous Choice-making | 第22-23页 |
| 3.1.2 Key Notions of Choice-making | 第23-25页 |
| 3.1.3 Four Tasks or Angles of Investigation | 第25-28页 |
| 3.2 Translation Based on the Adaptation Theory | 第28-37页 |
| 3.2.1 Translation as a Process of Continuous Choice-making | 第29-31页 |
| 3.2.2 Translation as a Process of Making Adaptations | 第31-33页 |
| 3.2.3 Translation as a Process of Dynamic Adaptation | 第33-35页 |
| 3.2.4 Salience of Adaptation in Translation Studies | 第35-37页 |
| Chapter Four Choice and Adaptation in Two Chinese Versions of Walden | 第37-64页 |
| 4.1 Translation of Walden as a Process of Continuous Choice-making | 第37-40页 |
| 4.1.1 The Choice of Translation Text | 第37-38页 |
| 4.1.2 The Choice of Translation Strategy | 第38页 |
| 4.1.3 The Choice of Text Meaning | 第38-39页 |
| 4.1.4 Summary | 第39-40页 |
| 4.2 Adaptation to the Communicative Context | 第40-51页 |
| 4.2.1 Adaptation to the Mental World | 第41-45页 |
| 4.2.2 Adaptation to the Social World | 第45-47页 |
| 4.2.3 Adaptation to the Physical World | 第47-50页 |
| 4.2.4 Summary | 第50-51页 |
| 4.3 Adaptation to Structural Objects | 第51-64页 |
| 4.3.1 Adaptation at the Phonological Level | 第51-52页 |
| 4.3.2 Adaptation at the Lexical Level | 第52-57页 |
| 4.3.3 Adaptation at the Syntactic Level | 第57-59页 |
| 4.3.4 Adaptation at the Textual Level | 第59-63页 |
| 4.3.5 Summary | 第63-64页 |
| Chapter Five Conclusion | 第64-66页 |
| References | 第66-69页 |
| Appendix 1: Catalogue of Chinese Versions of Walden | 第69-71页 |
| Appendix 2: Catalogue of Master's theses and Doctoral Dissertations concerning Chinese Versions of Walden | 第71-75页 |
| Appendix 3: Four-character Expressions Used in Both Translations | 第75-77页 |
| Appendix 4: Four-character Expressions Xu Chi Uses in His Translations | 第77-80页 |
| Appendix 5: Four-character Expressions Du Xianju Uses in Her Translations | 第80-86页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第86-87页 |
| 攻读学位期间发表的学术论文目录 | 第87-88页 |
| 学位论文评阅及答辩情况表 | 第88页 |
