| Abstract | 第1-6页 |
| 摘要 | 第6-9页 |
| Chapter Ⅰ Introduction | 第9-14页 |
| ·About Qian Zhongshu and Fortress Besieged | 第9-10页 |
| ·Background and current situation of the research | 第10-12页 |
| ·Significance and purpose of the research | 第12-13页 |
| ·Research questions and methods | 第13-14页 |
| Chapter Ⅱ General Description of Chinese Four-Character Idioms | 第14-22页 |
| ·Definition of Chinese idioms | 第14-16页 |
| ·Various definitions | 第14-15页 |
| ·Chengyu vs idiom | 第15-16页 |
| ·Classification of Chinese idioms | 第16-17页 |
| ·Origin of Chinese idioms | 第17-19页 |
| ·Historical origin | 第17-18页 |
| ·Mythological origin | 第18页 |
| ·Religious origin | 第18页 |
| ·Literary Origin | 第18-19页 |
| ·Characteristics of Chinese idioms | 第19-22页 |
| ·Fixed structure | 第19页 |
| ·Integration in meaning | 第19-20页 |
| ·Four-character Format | 第20-22页 |
| Chapter Ⅲ Functional Equivalence and Its Theoretical Implication to Translation Studies | 第22-26页 |
| ·A brief introduction of Eugene Nida | 第22页 |
| ·Theoretical essence of functional equivalence | 第22-24页 |
| ·Implication of functional equivalence to translation studies | 第24-26页 |
| Chapter Ⅳ C-E translation of Chinese Four-Character Idioms in Fortress Besieged | 第26-45页 |
| ·Analysis on C-E translation of Chinese four-character idioms in Fortress Besieged | 第26-36页 |
| ·Literal translation | 第26-28页 |
| ·Free translation | 第28-31页 |
| ·Annotation | 第31-33页 |
| ·Amplification | 第33-34页 |
| ·Omission | 第34-36页 |
| ·Cultural differences between English and Chinese idioms | 第36-37页 |
| ·Differences in living environment | 第36页 |
| ·Differences in customs and habits | 第36-37页 |
| ·Differences in historical background | 第37页 |
| ·Difficulties in C-E translation of Chinese four-character idioms | 第37-43页 |
| ·Culture default | 第37-40页 |
| ·Lexicon vacancy | 第40-43页 |
| ·Assessment of C-E translation of Chinese four-character idioms | 第43-45页 |
| ·Maximum functional equivalence | 第43-44页 |
| ·Good command of surface meaning and metaphorical meaning | 第44-45页 |
| Chapter Ⅴ Conclusion | 第45-47页 |
| Bibliography | 第47-49页 |
| Paper Published during MA Program | 第49-50页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第50-51页 |
