| Acknowledgements | 第1-6页 |
| Abstract | 第6-8页 |
| 摘要 | 第8-12页 |
| Chapter 1 Introduction | 第12-19页 |
| ·Research Background | 第13-14页 |
| ·Objectives and Significance of Present Research | 第14-16页 |
| ·Research Methods | 第16页 |
| ·Data Collection | 第16-17页 |
| ·Organization of the Thesis | 第17-19页 |
| Chapter 2 Literature Review | 第19-25页 |
| ·A General Review of Previous Studies | 第19-23页 |
| ·Achievements in Recent Years | 第23页 |
| ·Limitations in Previous Researches | 第23-25页 |
| Chapter 3 Overview of Pubic Signs | 第25-38页 |
| ·Definitions of Public Signs | 第25-28页 |
| ·Features of Public Signs | 第28-31页 |
| ·Similar Features of Chinese and English Signs | 第28-29页 |
| ·Different Features in Chinese and English Signs | 第29-31页 |
| ·Classification of Public Signs | 第31-35页 |
| ·Previous Classifications of Public Signs | 第31-33页 |
| ·New Classification of Public Sign | 第33-35页 |
| ·Functions of Public Signs | 第35-38页 |
| Chapter 4 Translation as Adaptation and Selection | 第38-48页 |
| ·Previous Perspectives on “Adaptation” and “Selection” | 第38-40页 |
| ·Hu Gengshen’s New Perspective on “Adaptation” and “Selection” | 第40-46页 |
| ·Brief Introduction to “Translation as Adaptation and Selection” | 第40-41页 |
| ·An Explanation to Translation as Adaptation and Selection | 第41-46页 |
| ·Adaptation to Translational Eco-environment | 第43-44页 |
| ·Adaptive Selections in Target Language | 第44-46页 |
| ·Rationality of “Translation as Adaptation and Selection” | 第46-48页 |
| Chapter 5 Translation of EXPO Public Signs as Adaptation | 第48-55页 |
| ·Adaptation to Tourists’ Needs | 第49-52页 |
| ·Adaptation to the Environments of Public Signs | 第52-53页 |
| ·Adaptation to the Purpose of Source Text | 第53-55页 |
| Chapter 6 Translation of EXPO Public Signs as Selection | 第55-83页 |
| ·Adaptive Selections in Linguistic Dimension | 第55-65页 |
| ·Adaptive Selections at Word Level | 第56-59页 |
| ·Adaptive Selections at Phrasal Level | 第59-64页 |
| ·Adaptive Selections at Sentence Level | 第64-65页 |
| ·Adaptive Selections in Cultural Dimension | 第65-72页 |
| ·Adaptive Selection to Beliefs | 第66-69页 |
| ·Adaptive Selection to Morality | 第69-71页 |
| ·Adaptive Selection to Thinking Pattern | 第71-72页 |
| ·Adaptive Selections in Communicative Dimension | 第72-83页 |
| ·Use of First Person Narration | 第73-75页 |
| ·Concise Wording | 第75-80页 |
| ·Use of Vocative Tone | 第80-83页 |
| Chapter 7 Conclusion | 第83-86页 |
| Bibliography | 第86-91页 |
| Appendix I | 第91-92页 |
| Appendix II | 第92页 |
