| Acknowledgements | 第1-5页 |
| Abstract | 第5-7页 |
| 摘要 | 第7-10页 |
| Chapter 1 Introduction | 第10-12页 |
| ·Research Background | 第10-11页 |
| ·Structure of the Thesis | 第11-12页 |
| Chapter 2 An Overview of Drama and Drama Translation | 第12-23页 |
| ·Definition and Classification of Drama | 第12-14页 |
| ·Definition of Drama | 第12-13页 |
| ·Classification of Drama | 第13-14页 |
| ·The Dual Nature of Drama Translation | 第14-17页 |
| ·Features of Dramatic Text and Stage-performance | 第17-19页 |
| ·Features of Dramatic Text | 第17-18页 |
| ·Features of Stage-performance | 第18-19页 |
| ·Drama Translation Studies:A Literature Review | 第19-23页 |
| ·Studies of Drama Translation in the West | 第19-21页 |
| ·Studies of Drama Translation in China | 第21-23页 |
| Chapter 3 Principles for Performance-oriented Drama Translation | 第23-37页 |
| ·Performability | 第23-31页 |
| ·A Controversial Term:Susan Bassnett versus Partice Pavis | 第23-27页 |
| ·Performability | 第27-31页 |
| ·Speakability | 第27-30页 |
| ·Actability | 第30-31页 |
| ·Acceptability | 第31-34页 |
| ·The Important Role of Audience in Drama Translation | 第31-33页 |
| ·Diversity of Culture | 第33-34页 |
| ·Individuality | 第34-35页 |
| ·Summary | 第35-37页 |
| Chapter 4 A Case Study on Ying Ruocheng's Chinese Version of Death of a Salesman | 第37-57页 |
| ·An Introduction to Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman | 第37-38页 |
| ·Ying Ruocheng and His Drama Translation Principles | 第38-41页 |
| ·Profile of Translator | 第38-39页 |
| ·Ying Ruocheng's Guiding Principle for Translating Plays | 第39-41页 |
| ·An Analysis of Ying's Translation Strategies in Death of a Salesman | 第41-56页 |
| ·To Gain Speakability | 第41-49页 |
| ·Using Simple Sentences | 第41-43页 |
| ·Choosing Terse Expressions | 第43-44页 |
| ·Using Colloquial Rhyme for Musicality | 第44-46页 |
| ·Using Words filled with Action | 第46-49页 |
| ·To Obtain Acceptability | 第49-54页 |
| ·Addition | 第49-50页 |
| ·Omission | 第50-52页 |
| ·Explication | 第52-54页 |
| ·To Achieve Individuality | 第54-56页 |
| ·Using Dialect | 第54-55页 |
| ·Vivid Description of Individual's Characteristics | 第55-56页 |
| ·summary | 第56-57页 |
| Chapter 5 Conclusion | 第57-59页 |
| ·Major Findings | 第57页 |
| ·Limitations of the Thesis | 第57-58页 |
| ·Suggestions for Further Studies | 第58-59页 |
| Bibliography | 第59-62页 |
| Papers Published | 第62页 |
