| 摘要 | 第6-7页 |
| Abstract | 第7-8页 |
| Chapter l Introduction | 第11-17页 |
| 1.1 Research Background | 第11-12页 |
| 1.2 Previous Studies on Translation of Zhuangzi | 第12-14页 |
| 1.3 Purpose and Significance of the Study | 第14-15页 |
| 1.4 Methodology of the Research | 第15-16页 |
| 1.5 Structure of the Thesis | 第16-17页 |
| Chapter 2 Theoretical Framework | 第17-27页 |
| 2.1 Verschueren's Adaptation Theory | 第17-23页 |
| 2.1.1 Language Use as a Process of Choice-making | 第17-18页 |
| 2.1.2 Three Properties of Language | 第18-20页 |
| 2.1.3 Four Angles of Pragmatics Investigation | 第20-23页 |
| 2.2 Translation in the Framework of Contextual Adaptation | 第23-26页 |
| 2.2.1 Translation as a Process of Continuous Choice-making | 第23-24页 |
| 2.2.2 Communicative Context of Adaptability in Translation | 第24-26页 |
| Summary | 第26-27页 |
| Chapter 3 Typical Images in Zhuangzi | 第27-37页 |
| 3.1 Definition of Image | 第27-28页 |
| 3.2 Classification of Images in Zhuangzi | 第28-35页 |
| 3.2.1 Images of Animals | 第29-31页 |
| 3.2.2 Images of Plants | 第31-32页 |
| 3.2.3 Images of Human Characters | 第32-34页 |
| 3.2.4 Images of Human Imaginations | 第34-35页 |
| 3.3 Characteristics of Images in Zhuangzi | 第35-36页 |
| Summary | 第36-37页 |
| Chapter 4 Translation of Image under the Framework of Contextual Adaptation | 第37-61页 |
| 4.1 Translation of Images in Zhuangzi as Adaptation to the Mental World | 第37-51页 |
| 4.1.1 Adaptation to the Original Emotions of the Author | 第38-47页 |
| 4.1.1.1 Adaptation to Emotion of Absolute Freedom and Happiness | 第38-42页 |
| 4.1.1.2 Adaptation to Taoist Concept | 第42-47页 |
| 4.1.2 Adaptation to the TT Reader's Aesthetic Concept and Cognition | 第47-51页 |
| 4.2 Translation of Images in Zhuangzi as Adaptation to the Social World | 第51-56页 |
| 4.2.1 Adaptation to Culture | 第51-54页 |
| 4.2.2 Adaptation to Philosophical Beliefs | 第54-56页 |
| 4.3 Translation of Images in Zhuangzi as Adaptation to the Physical World | 第56-58页 |
| 4.3.1 Temporal Reference | 第56-57页 |
| 4.3.2 Spatial Reference | 第57-58页 |
| 4.4 Burton Watson's Translation Principles | 第58-60页 |
| 4.4.1 Principle of Fidelity | 第59页 |
| 4.4.2 Principle of Readability | 第59-60页 |
| Summary | 第60-61页 |
| Chapter 5 Conclusion | 第61-64页 |
| 5.1 Major Findings of the Study | 第61-62页 |
| 5.2 Limitation of the Study and Suggestion for Further Research | 第62-64页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第64-65页 |
| Bibliography | 第65-68页 |
| Publication | 第68页 |
