| Acknowledgements | 第1-5页 |
| Abstract (English Version) | 第5-7页 |
| Abstract (Chinese Version) | 第7-12页 |
| Chapter One Introduction: A Historical Survey | 第12-24页 |
| ·A Survey of Contrastive Linguistics | 第12-14页 |
| ·A Survey on the Study of Adverbial Clauses of Reason Abroad | 第14-20页 |
| ·A Survey on the Study of Adverbial Clauses of Reason at Home | 第20-23页 |
| ·Purpose of the Paper | 第23-24页 |
| Chapter Two A Contrastive Analysis of Conjunctions in English and Chinese Adverbial Clauses of Reason | 第24-40页 |
| ·Conjuntions of Reason in English | 第25-28页 |
| ·Conjuntions of Reason in Chinese | 第28-31页 |
| ·Frequencies of Using Conjunctions in Adverbial Clauses of Reason | 第31-40页 |
| Chapter Three Similarity and Difference in the Order of Adverbial Clauses of Reason | 第40-46页 |
| ·The Order of the English Adverbial Clauses of Reason | 第41-43页 |
| ·The Order of the Chinese Adverbial Clauses of Reason | 第43-45页 |
| ·Because-Clause in a Cleft Sentence and the Chinese Corresponding Form | 第45-46页 |
| Chapter Four A Practical Perspective | 第46-54页 |
| ·A Functional Approach to the Diversity of Ways to Express Reason in English | 第46-53页 |
| ·The Application | 第53-54页 |
| Chapter Five Conclusion | 第54-56页 |
| Bibliography | 第56-60页 |
| Appendix: A List of Selected Adverbial Clauses of Reason in The Scholars | 第60-67页 |
