| Acknowledgements | 第1-6页 |
| Academic Achievements | 第6-7页 |
| 摘要 | 第7-9页 |
| Abstract | 第9-11页 |
| Table of Contents | 第11-14页 |
| List of Tables | 第14-15页 |
| List of Figures | 第15-16页 |
| List of Abbreviations | 第16-17页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第17-23页 |
| ·Inspirations of the Research | 第17-18页 |
| ·Research Questions | 第18-22页 |
| ·Novels to Be Explored | 第18-20页 |
| ·Major Research Questions | 第20-22页 |
| ·Research Methodology | 第22页 |
| ·Organization of the Thesis | 第22-23页 |
| Chapter Two Literature Review | 第23-32页 |
| ·Studies of the Differences between English and Chinese | 第23-28页 |
| ·Superficially Proven Differences | 第23-24页 |
| ·Inner Rooted Differences | 第24-28页 |
| ·Studies of Classical Novels | 第28-30页 |
| ·Studies of Le Morte d'Arthur | 第29页 |
| ·Studies of Shuihu Zhuan | 第29-30页 |
| ·Summary | 第30-32页 |
| Chapter Three Theoretical Background and Research Objects | 第32-36页 |
| ·The Temporality of English and the Spatiality of Chinese | 第32-34页 |
| ·Research Objects | 第34-35页 |
| ·Summary | 第35-36页 |
| Chapter Four The Character Descriptions of Le Morte d'Arthur | 第36-48页 |
| ·The Simplex and Holistic Preference of Characterization | 第37-42页 |
| ·The Description of Personality and Ability | 第38-39页 |
| ·The Description of Human Physical Appearance and Expression | 第39-40页 |
| ·The Description of Clothing | 第40-42页 |
| ·The Dominance of the Verbs | 第42-46页 |
| ·The Verb Dominance in Physical Appearance and Expression Description | 第43-45页 |
| ·The Verb Dominance in Clothing and Belonging Description | 第45-46页 |
| ·Summary | 第46-48页 |
| Chapter Five The Character Descriptions of Shuihu Zhuan | 第48-60页 |
| ·The Detailed and Meticulous Orientation of Characterization | 第48-54页 |
| ·The Description of Personality and Ability | 第49-50页 |
| ·The Description of Human Physical Appearance and Expression | 第50-51页 |
| ·The Description of Clothing | 第51-54页 |
| ·The Dominance of the Nouns | 第54-59页 |
| ·The Noun Dominance in Physical Appearance and Expression Description39 | 第55-56页 |
| ·The Noun Dominance in Clothing and Belonging Description | 第56-59页 |
| ·Summary | 第59-60页 |
| Chapter Six Contrastive Study of the Xing A of English Classical Novel and the Xing F of Chinese Classical Novel | 第60-69页 |
| ·The Differences between the Originals | 第60-61页 |
| ·The Differences between the Original and the Corresponding Translation | 第61-66页 |
| ·The Difference between Le Morte d'Arthur and Yasewang Zhisi | 第62-64页 |
| ·The Difference between Shuihu Zhuan and Outlaws of the Marsh | 第64-66页 |
| ·The Xing A of English Classical Novel and the Xing F of Chinese Classical Novel | 第66-67页 |
| ·Summary | 第67-69页 |
| Chapter Seven Conclusion | 第69-72页 |
| ·Major Findings | 第69-70页 |
| ·Limitations and Prospects | 第70-72页 |
| References | 第72-75页 |
| Appendices | 第75-79页 |
| Appendix One | 第75-77页 |
| Appendix Two | 第77-79页 |
