| Acknowledgements | 第1-5页 |
| Abstract | 第5-7页 |
| 摘要 | 第7-10页 |
| Chapter 1 Introduction | 第10-13页 |
| ·Significance of the Research | 第10-11页 |
| ·Research Questions and Methodology | 第11-12页 |
| ·Thesis Structure | 第12-13页 |
| Chapter 2 Literature Review | 第13-16页 |
| ·An Overview of Expressive Meaning | 第13-14页 |
| ·Previous Studies on Expressive Meaning | 第14-15页 |
| ·Expressive Meaning in This Study | 第15-16页 |
| Chapter 3 Analysis on Expressive Meaning in "Jinling Prophecies" and the Twelve Songs in the Original Novel | 第16-26页 |
| ·Significance of Expressive Meaning in "Jinling Prophecies" and the Twelve Songs | 第16-18页 |
| ·Analysis on Expressive Meaning in the Original Poems | 第18-26页 |
| ·On the Prelude | 第20页 |
| ·On Lin Daiyu and Xue Baochai | 第20-21页 |
| ·On Shi Xiangyun | 第21-22页 |
| ·On Miaoyu | 第22-23页 |
| ·On Qin Keqing | 第23-24页 |
| ·On the Epilogue | 第24-26页 |
| Chapter 4 Analysis on Rendering of Expressive Meaning in "Jinling Prophecies" and the Twelve Songs in the Two Versions | 第26-36页 |
| ·The Two Translators and Their Versions | 第26-27页 |
| ·Analysis on Rendering of Expressive Meaning in the Two Versions from Perspective of Culture, Language, and Psychology | 第27-36页 |
| ·At Culture Level | 第27-28页 |
| ·At Language Level | 第28-31页 |
| ·At Psychology Level | 第31-36页 |
| Chapter 5 Conclusion | 第36-39页 |
| ·Findings and Implications | 第36-37页 |
| ·Limitations for the Research | 第37-39页 |
| References | 第39-42页 |
| Papers Published during 2008-2012 | 第42页 |
