| Abstract | 第1-7页 |
| 摘要 | 第7-9页 |
| Acknowledgment | 第9-10页 |
| Contents | 第10-12页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第12-17页 |
| ·Research background | 第12-13页 |
| ·Research scope | 第13-14页 |
| ·Research questions | 第14页 |
| ·Hypotheses | 第14-16页 |
| ·Research Methodology | 第16页 |
| ·Significance | 第16-17页 |
| Chapter Two Descriptive Translation studies | 第17-27页 |
| ·Prescriptive translation studies | 第17-19页 |
| ·Deficiencies of prescriptive translation studies | 第19-21页 |
| ·Descriptive translation studies:shared convictions and unsettled issues | 第21-27页 |
| Chapter Three Debate Over Value Neutrality in Descriptive Translation Studies | 第27-32页 |
| ·Impossible pure objectivity | 第27-30页 |
| ·Relative neutrality | 第30-32页 |
| Chapter Four The Doctrine of Value Neutrality in Human and Social Sciences | 第32-45页 |
| ·The doctrine of value neutrality in natural sciences | 第32-33页 |
| ·Early discussions on objectivity and value in human and social sciences | 第33-34页 |
| ·Max Weber's doctrine of value neutrality in human and social sciences | 第34-43页 |
| ·Distinctions among notions of value in human and social sciences made by Max Weber | 第34-38页 |
| ·Max Weber's doctrine of value neutrality in human and social sciences | 第38-41页 |
| ·Rivaled opinions on Weber's doctrine of value neutrality in human and social sciences | 第41-43页 |
| ·Summary | 第43-45页 |
| Chapter Five The Measure of Value Neutrality in Descriptive Translation Studies | 第45-60页 |
| ·The value-laden elements in descriptive translation studies | 第46-58页 |
| ·Value relevance and value analysis in descriptive translation studies | 第46-50页 |
| ·The ideal type in descriptive translation studies | 第50-58页 |
| ·The measure of value neutrality in descriptive translation studies | 第58-60页 |
| ·Definition of value judgments in translation studies | 第58页 |
| ·The measure of value neutrality in descriptive translation studies | 第58-60页 |
| Chapter Six Problems that Should Be Guarded Against in Future Discussions | 第60-69页 |
| ·Terminological confusions | 第60-65页 |
| ·Misunderstandings of descriptive translation studies caused by value issues | 第65-68页 |
| ·Summary | 第68-69页 |
| Chapter Seven Conclusion | 第69-74页 |
| ·Conclusion | 第69-71页 |
| ·Limitations and Suggestions for Further Studies | 第71-74页 |
| References | 第74-79页 |
