| Acknowledgements | 第1-7页 |
| Abstract | 第7-8页 |
| 摘要 | 第8-9页 |
| Introduction | 第9-12页 |
| 1. Research Background and Issues | 第9-10页 |
| 2. Methodology and Data Collection | 第10页 |
| 3. Thesis Structure | 第10-12页 |
| Chapter One General Introduction of Subtitle Translation | 第12-20页 |
| ·Subtitling and Dubbing | 第12-14页 |
| ·Some Aspects of Subtitle Translation | 第14-16页 |
| ·Definition of Subtitle Translation | 第14页 |
| ·Features of Subtitle Translation | 第14-16页 |
| ·Studies on Strategies for Subtitle Translation. | 第16-20页 |
| ·Henrik Gottlieb | 第16-17页 |
| ·Anne Jackel | 第17-18页 |
| ·Basil Hatim and Ian Mason | 第18-19页 |
| ·Li, Yunxing | 第19-20页 |
| Chapter Two Functional Translation Theory | 第20-30页 |
| ·Historical Development and Studies on Functional Translation Theory | 第20-25页 |
| ·The Emergence of Functional Translation Theory | 第20-21页 |
| ·Katharina Reiss | 第21-22页 |
| ·Hans J. Vermeer | 第22-24页 |
| ·Justa Holz-Manttari | 第24-25页 |
| ·The Definition and Nature of Translation from a Functionalist Perspective | 第25-27页 |
| ·The Principles of Functional Translation Theory | 第27-30页 |
| Chapter Three Subtitle Translation from the Functionalist Perspective | 第30-39页 |
| ·Subtitle Translation as a Purposeful Activity | 第30-33页 |
| ·Literature Review | 第31-32页 |
| ·Skopos Rule | 第32-33页 |
| ·Subtitle Translation as an Interpersonal Interaction | 第33-36页 |
| ·Roles In the Process of Translating | 第33-34页 |
| ·Application in the Subtitle Translation | 第34-36页 |
| ·Subtitle Translating as a Text-Processing Action | 第36-39页 |
| Chapter Four Case Study of Sitcom Friends Subtitle Translation | 第39-53页 |
| ·On Friends and Its Subtitling Features | 第39-41页 |
| ·Analysis of Strategies Used in Friends Subtitling | 第41-44页 |
| ·Case Study of Friends Subtitling | 第44-53页 |
| ·Translating Colloquialism | 第44-47页 |
| ·Translating Figurative Devices | 第47-49页 |
| ·Translating Culture-loaded Expressions | 第49-53页 |
| Conclusion | 第53-55页 |
| 1. Concluding Remarks | 第53-54页 |
| 2. Limitations of the Present Study | 第54页 |
| 3. Suggestions for Future Studies | 第54-55页 |
| Bibliography | 第55-58页 |
