| 摘要 | 第1页 |
| ABSTRACT | 第3-5页 |
| Chapter 1 Introduction | 第5-9页 |
| ·The Significance of the Present Study | 第6页 |
| ·Objectives of the Thesis | 第6-7页 |
| ·Methodology | 第7-8页 |
| ·Organization of the Thesis | 第8-9页 |
| Chapter 2 Literature Review and Theoretical Framework | 第9-21页 |
| ·Culture | 第9-12页 |
| ·Communication | 第12-15页 |
| ·Intercultural Communication | 第15-18页 |
| ·Hofstede’s Value Dimensions | 第15-18页 |
| ·Hall’s High-Context and Low-Context Communication | 第18页 |
| ·Empathy | 第18-21页 |
| Chapter 3 Contrastive Study of the Cultural Differences through a Case Study | 第21-47页 |
| ·Case Briefing | 第21-24页 |
| ·Summary of Events on July 22, 2004 | 第21-22页 |
| ·Legal Procedures and Court Trial | 第22-24页 |
| ·Cultural Factors in the Case | 第24页 |
| ·General Contrastive Study of Chinese Culture and American Culture | 第24-34页 |
| ·Physical Environment | 第25-29页 |
| ·Philosophy | 第29-32页 |
| ·Language | 第32-34页 |
| ·Differences in Cultural Patterns | 第34-47页 |
| ·Individualism versus Collectivism | 第34-38页 |
| ·Power Distance | 第38-43页 |
| ·High-Context and Low-Context Communication | 第43-47页 |
| Chapter 4 Empathy—Approaching Elimination of the Existing Problems | 第47-56页 |
| ·Developmental Models for Intercultural Competence | 第47-51页 |
| ·Functions of Empathy in Intercultural Communication | 第51-56页 |
| ·Application of Empathy in the Process of Encoding | 第52-54页 |
| ·Application of Empathy in the Process of Decoding | 第54-56页 |
| Chapter 5 Conclusion | 第56-59页 |
| Notes | 第59-61页 |
| Bibliography | 第61-64页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第64-65页 |
| Appendix | 第65-74页 |
| Appendix 1 Reports from China Daily and Xinhua News Agency | 第65-70页 |
| Appendix 2 Reports from the Associated Press | 第70-74页 |
| Publications | 第74页 |
