| Chapter One Introduction | 第1-15页 |
| 1．1． The definition of idiom | 第11-12页 |
| 1．2． The scope of this study | 第12页 |
| 1．3． The research question | 第12-13页 |
| 1．4． The study method | 第13页 |
| 1．5 Summary | 第13-15页 |
| Chapter Two A literature Review of Translation | 第15-21页 |
| 2．1． Literal translation versus free translation | 第15-17页 |
| 2．2． Formal and dynamic equivalence; communicative and semantic translation | 第17-21页 |
| Chapter Three Relevance Theory and Translation Based on This Theory | 第21-29页 |
| 3．1． Some introductory remarks | 第21-22页 |
| 3．2． The specific notion of relevance theory | 第22-29页 |
| Chapter Four A Comparison of English and Chinese Idioms | 第29-44页 |
| 4．1． The origin and national coloring | 第31-35页 |
| 4．2． The cultural loading | 第35-39页 |
| 4．3． The linguistic features | 第39-44页 |
| 4．3．1． Idioms with rhetorical means | 第39-41页 |
| 4．3．2． The Chinese four-character idioms and two-part sayings | 第41-42页 |
| 4．3．3． Set phrases in English | 第42-44页 |
| Chapter Five On the Imagery and Cultural Loading in Idioms | 第44-57页 |
| 5．1． Idioms that contain no images | 第45-46页 |
| 5．2． Idioms with imagery but not culturally loaded | 第46-49页 |
| 5．3． Idioms with culturally-loaded imagery． | 第49-57页 |
| 5．3．1． Idioms with images and cultural loading relating to certain animals | 第49-52页 |
| 5．3．2． Idioms with images and cultural loading deriving from allusions and other matters | 第52-57页 |
| Chapter Six Techniques and the Application of Relevance Theory In Idiom Translation | 第57-80页 |
| 6．1． The literal approach | 第59-64页 |
| 6．2． Literal translation plus annotation | 第64-67页 |
| 6．3． The approach of borrowing | 第67-70页 |
| 6．4． Free translation | 第70-75页 |
| 6．5． The approach of addition and omission | 第75-80页 |
| Chapter Seven Conclusion | 第80-83页 |
| Bibliography | 第83-86页 |
