| Introduction | 第1-10页 |
| Chapter One Historical Overview on Skopostheorie | 第10-18页 |
| Ⅰ． Equivalence-based Translation Approach | 第10-13页 |
| Ⅱ． Katherina Reiss: Text-typology | 第13-14页 |
| Ⅲ． Hans J． Vermeer: Skopostheorie | 第14-18页 |
| Chapter Two The Purposes of Translating TCM Documents and the Existing Problems | 第18-39页 |
| Ⅰ The Purposes of Translating TCM Documents | 第18-24页 |
| A． Modern medical science calls for the integration of Western medicine and traditional Chinese medicine | 第18-20页 |
| B． TCM Translation contributes to the modernization of TCM | 第20-21页 |
| C． TCM Translation contributes to intercultural communication | 第21-24页 |
| Ⅱ． The Difficulties in TCM Translation | 第24-28页 |
| A． Language barriers | 第24-25页 |
| B． Cultural barriers | 第25-26页 |
| C． The great differences between TCM and Western medicine | 第26-28页 |
| Ⅲ． The Present State of TCM Translation | 第28-37页 |
| A． A brief overview on the history of TCM translation | 第28-35页 |
| B． The problem of inconsistent terminology | 第35-36页 |
| C． The problem of simplification and westernization | 第36-37页 |
| Ⅳ． Why Skopostheorie Is Chosen | 第37-39页 |
| Chapter Three Theory and Practice: Translating Texts of TCM on Purpose | 第39-60页 |
| Ⅰ． Skopos in TCM Translation | 第39-43页 |
| Ⅱ． Source Text as a Source of Information | 第43-44页 |
| Ⅲ． Translator as Expert | 第44-47页 |
| Ⅳ． Intratextual Coherence | 第47-49页 |
| Ⅴ． Intertextual Coherence | 第49-53页 |
| Ⅵ． Translation Adequacy | 第53-60页 |
| Chapter Four Conclusion | 第60-61页 |
| Bibliography | 第61-62页 |
