| Abstract | 第1-8页 |
| 摘要 | 第8-10页 |
| Chapter Ⅰ Introduction | 第10-15页 |
| ·Research Background | 第10-11页 |
| ·Research Aims and Significance | 第11-12页 |
| ·Research Questions and Methodology | 第12-13页 |
| ·Structure of the Thesis | 第13页 |
| ·Definitions of Key Terms | 第13-15页 |
| ·Cultural Blanks | 第13-14页 |
| ·Chinese Classics | 第14-15页 |
| Chapter Ⅱ Literature Review | 第15-23页 |
| ·Related Studies of Culture and Cultural Blanks | 第15-20页 |
| ·Influential Definitions of Culture | 第15-17页 |
| ·Cultural Blanks | 第17-19页 |
| ·Related Studies on the Translation Methods of Cultural Blanks in Chinese Classics | 第19-20页 |
| ·Related Studies on the Translation of Laozi’s Tao Te Ching | 第20-23页 |
| ·A Brief Introduction to Laozi and his Tao Te Ching | 第20-21页 |
| ·Related studies on Tao Te Ching’s Translation | 第21-23页 |
| Chapter Ⅲ Theoretical Framework | 第23-28页 |
| ·“Cultural Turn” in Translation Studies | 第23-24页 |
| ·Bassnett’s Cultural Translation Theory | 第24-26页 |
| ·Summary of Bassnett’s Cultural Translation Theory | 第26-28页 |
| Chapter Ⅳ Analysis of Translations of Cultural Blanks | 第28-54页 |
| ·Ecological Cultural Blanks and Their Translations | 第28-31页 |
| ·Material Cultural Blanks and Their Translations | 第31-33页 |
| ·Social Cultural Blanks and Their Translations | 第33-40页 |
| ·Cultural Blanks Related to Clan | 第33-34页 |
| ·Cultural Blanks Related to Official Titles | 第34-36页 |
| ·Cultural Blanks Related to Social Activities | 第36-38页 |
| ·Cultural Blanks Related to Honorifics | 第38-39页 |
| ·Cultural Blanks Related to Self-addressing Terms | 第39-40页 |
| ·Philosophical Cultural Blanks and Their Translations | 第40-47页 |
| ·Cultural Blanks Related to Philosophical Concepts | 第41-44页 |
| ·Cultural Blanks Related to Philosophical Thinking | 第44-45页 |
| ·Cultural Blanks Related to Ethical Thoughts | 第45-47页 |
| ·Linguistic Cultural Blanks and Their Translations | 第47-54页 |
| ·Cultural Blanks Related to Causative Usage | 第47-49页 |
| ·Cultural Blanks Related to Conative Usage | 第49-51页 |
| ·Cultural Blanks Related to Rhetoric Methods | 第51-54页 |
| Chapter Ⅴ Conclusions | 第54-56页 |
| ·Major Findings | 第54-55页 |
| ·Limitations | 第55页 |
| ·Suggestions for Further Study | 第55-56页 |
| References | 第56-59页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第59页 |
