| Acknowledgements | 第1-4页 |
| Abstract | 第4-5页 |
| 中文摘要 | 第5-6页 |
| List of Figures and Tables | 第6-9页 |
| Chapter 1 Introduction | 第9-13页 |
| ·Research Background | 第9-11页 |
| ·Significance of the Present Study | 第11-12页 |
| ·Objective of the Present Study | 第12页 |
| ·Organization of the Thesis | 第12-13页 |
| Chapter 2 Literature Review | 第13-28页 |
| ·An Overview of the Concept of Theme | 第13-14页 |
| ·An Overview of Thematic Progression | 第14-21页 |
| ·Dane’s TP Patterns | 第15-18页 |
| ·Domestic Studies on TP Patterns | 第18-21页 |
| ·Systemic-functional Linguistics and Discourse Analysis | 第21-24页 |
| ·Genre Analysis | 第24-26页 |
| ·Related Researches on News Reporting | 第26-28页 |
| Chapter 3 Research Methodology and Sample Analysis | 第28-39页 |
| ·Research Methodology | 第28-29页 |
| ·Data Collection | 第28页 |
| ·Procedures of Analysis | 第28-29页 |
| ·Sample Analysis | 第29-39页 |
| ·An English Sample Text for Analysis | 第29-33页 |
| ·A Chinese Sample Text for Analysis | 第33-39页 |
| Chapter 4 Findings and Discussions | 第39-53页 |
| ·Findings of the Present Study | 第39-40页 |
| ·Discussions of the Findings | 第40-49页 |
| ·Similarities in TP Distribution between the Two Languages | 第40-47页 |
| ·Differences in TP Distribution between the Two Languages | 第47-49页 |
| ·Further Analysis of Possible Reasons for the Findings | 第49-53页 |
| ·Possible Reasons for Similarities | 第49-50页 |
| ·Possible Reasons for Differences | 第50-53页 |
| Chapter 5 Conclusion | 第53-56页 |
| ·Summary of the Findings | 第53-54页 |
| ·Some Implications | 第54页 |
| ·Limitations of the Present Study | 第54页 |
| ·Suggestions for Further Research | 第54-56页 |
| Bibliography | 第56-60页 |
| Appendices | 第60-66页 |
| Appendix Ⅰ: Titles and Dates of the 30 English Texts from Financial Times | 第60-61页 |
| Appendix Ⅱ: Titles and Dates of the 30 Chinese Texts from People’s Daily | 第61页 |
| Appendix Ⅲ: Full Text of the English Sample Text | 第61-63页 |
| Appendix Ⅳ: Full Text of the Chinese Sample Text | 第63-64页 |
| Appendix Ⅴ: TP Patterns in 30 English Texts | 第64-65页 |
| Appendix Ⅵ: TP Patterns in 30 Chinese Texts | 第65-66页 |
| 外交学院硕士研究生学位论文答辩委员会组成人员名单 | 第66页 |
