| Acknowledgements | 第1-5页 |
| Abstract | 第5-7页 |
| 摘要 | 第7-12页 |
| List of Figures | 第12-13页 |
| List of Tables | 第13-14页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第14-18页 |
| ·Research Background | 第14-15页 |
| ·Research Motivation and Significance | 第15-16页 |
| ·Research Purpose and Research Questions | 第16页 |
| ·Data Collection and Methodology | 第16-17页 |
| ·The Organization of The Thesis | 第17-18页 |
| Chapter Two Literature Review | 第18-26页 |
| ·About The Analects and Its Translation | 第18页 |
| ·Previous Studies of The Analects and Its Translation | 第18-24页 |
| ·Translation Approach | 第18-20页 |
| ·Systemic Functional Approach | 第20-21页 |
| ·Rhetoric Approach | 第21页 |
| ·Comparative Study of Different Versions | 第21-22页 |
| ·Lexicology Approach | 第22-23页 |
| ·Discourse Approach | 第23页 |
| ·Other Approaches | 第23-24页 |
| ·Summary | 第24-26页 |
| Chapter Three Theoretical Foundation: Appraisal Theory | 第26-42页 |
| ·Development of Appraisal Theory | 第26-27页 |
| ·Previous Studies and Application of Appraisal Theory | 第27-30页 |
| ·Studies and Application of Appraisal Theory Abroad | 第27-29页 |
| ·Studies and Application of Appraisal Theory at Home | 第29-30页 |
| ·Attitude | 第30-34页 |
| ·Affect | 第30-32页 |
| ·Judgement | 第32-33页 |
| ·Appreciation | 第33-34页 |
| ·The Subsystems of Engagement | 第34-37页 |
| ·Dialogic Contraction | 第36-37页 |
| ·Dialogic Expansion | 第37页 |
| ·Graduation | 第37-40页 |
| ·Force | 第39-40页 |
| ·Focus | 第40页 |
| ·Summary | 第40-42页 |
| Chapter Four Detailed Analysis of Six English Versions of Xue Er | 第42-64页 |
| ·Comparative Analysis of Attitude Resources in Six English Versions | 第43-57页 |
| ·Affect | 第44-47页 |
| ·Judgement | 第47-53页 |
| ·Appreciation | 第53-56页 |
| ·Summary of Attitude in the Source Text and Target Text | 第56-57页 |
| ·Comparative Analysis of Engagement Resources in the Six English Versions | 第57-60页 |
| ·Comparative Analysis of Graduation Resources in the Six English Versions | 第60-61页 |
| ·Possible Reasons for the Difference in the Translation | 第61-62页 |
| ·Factor of Translator | 第61页 |
| ·Factor of Source Text | 第61-62页 |
| ·Factor of the Language and Culture | 第62页 |
| ·Summary | 第62-64页 |
| Chapter Five Conclusion | 第64-68页 |
| ·Major Research Findings | 第64-65页 |
| ·Limitations | 第65页 |
| ·Suggestions for Further Research | 第65-68页 |
| Bibliography | 第68-74页 |
| Appendix | 第74-92页 |
