| 1． Introduction | 第1-11页 |
| 1．1 Literature Review and Purpose of the Paper | 第7-8页 |
| 1．2 English, German Adverbial Clauses and Chinese Modifier Clauses in Traditional Grammar | 第8页 |
| 1．3 English, German Adverbial Clauses and Chinese Modifier Clauses in Functional Grammar | 第8-11页 |
| 1．4 Layout of the Paper | 第11页 |
| 2． Comparison on Structure of Adverbial Clauses in German, English and Modifier Clauses in Chinese | 第11-29页 |
| 2．1 Comparison on Typical Adverbial/ Modifier Clauses | 第11-15页 |
| 2．2 Comparison on Atypical Adverbial/ Modifier Clauses | 第15-21页 |
| 2．2．1 Case 1: Clauses sharing Certain Common Components | 第15-19页 |
| 2．2．2 Case 2: Clauses involving Different Structures | 第19-21页 |
| 2．3 Comparative Study on the Use of Connectives | 第21-25页 |
| 2．4 Comparative Study on the Use of Comma | 第25-29页 |
| 3． Semantic Comparison on Adverbial Clauses in German, English and Modifier Clauses in Chinese | 第29-45页 |
| 3．1 Comparison on the Semantic Function of Connective | 第29-33页 |
| 3．1．1 The Effects of the Sentence on the Connective | 第29-30页 |
| 3．1．2 The Effects of the Connective on the Sentence | 第30-33页 |
| 3．2 Comparison on the Semantic Function of Verbs | 第33-40页 |
| 3．2．1 Semantic Function of the Tense of Verbs | 第33-37页 |
| 3．2．2 Semantic Function of the Aspect of Verbs | 第37-40页 |
| 3．3 Comparison on the Information Sequence of Clauses | 第40-45页 |
| 4． Profound Reasons behind the Differences | 第45-58页 |
| 4．1 Discourse Analysis | 第45-50页 |
| 4．2 Linguistic Factors | 第50-53页 |
| 4．3 Mental Factors | 第53-58页 |
| 5． Conclusion | 第58-59页 |
| BIBLIOGRAPHY | 第59-61页 |
| ACNOLODGEMENTS | 第61页 |
