| Acknowledgements | 第1-5页 |
| Abstract | 第5-7页 |
| 摘要 | 第7-11页 |
| Chapter Ⅰ Introduction | 第11-15页 |
| ·Origin of the study | 第11-12页 |
| ·Objective of the study | 第12-13页 |
| ·Significance of the study | 第13页 |
| ·Organization of the study | 第13-15页 |
| Chapter Ⅱ Literature Review | 第15-26页 |
| ·Foreign and domestic studies of Sapir-Whorf Hypothesis | 第15-22页 |
| ·Foreign studies of Sapir-Whorf Hypothesis | 第15-21页 |
| ·Domestic studies of Sapir-Whorf Hypothesis | 第21-22页 |
| ·Foreign and domestic studies of TCM translation | 第22-26页 |
| ·Foreign studies of TCM English translation | 第22-23页 |
| ·Domestic studies of TCM English translation | 第23-26页 |
| Chapter Ⅲ Theoretical Framework | 第26-35页 |
| ·Sapir-Whorf Hypothesis | 第26-31页 |
| ·The culture theory of translation | 第31-35页 |
| ·The definition of culture | 第31-32页 |
| ·The relationship among language, thought and culture | 第32-33页 |
| ·The contributions to the translation | 第33-35页 |
| Chapter Ⅳ The Analysis of TCM Characteristics Based on the Culture Theoryof Sapir-Whorf Hypothesis | 第35-44页 |
| ·The effect of culture and thought on TCM translation | 第35-39页 |
| ·"Harmony of man with nature" in Chinese philosophy | 第35-36页 |
| ·Yin and Yang, five elements in Taoism | 第36-37页 |
| ·Dialectical thinking mode | 第37-39页 |
| ·The characteristics of TCM language | 第39-44页 |
| ·The beauty of rhythm | 第40页 |
| ·The beauty of brevity | 第40页 |
| ·The beauty of iconicity | 第40-41页 |
| ·The beauty of parables | 第41-42页 |
| ·The beauty of abstractness and ambiguity | 第42页 |
| ·The beauty of cultural connotations | 第42-43页 |
| ·The beauty of antithesis | 第43-44页 |
| Chapter Ⅴ TCM Translation Strategy Based on the Hypothesis | 第44-53页 |
| ·Literal translation and transliteration | 第44-46页 |
| ·Translations on the basis of culture connotation | 第46-48页 |
| ·Polysemy translation | 第48-50页 |
| ·The translation of the antithesis | 第50-51页 |
| ·Principle of seeking common ground while reserving differences | 第51-53页 |
| Chapter Ⅵ Conclusion | 第53-56页 |
| ·Major findings | 第53-54页 |
| ·Implications | 第54页 |
| ·Limitation | 第54-55页 |
| ·Suggestion for future study | 第55-56页 |
| Works Cited | 第56-59页 |
| Publications | 第59页 |
