| Acknowledgements | 第1-5页 |
| ABSTRACT | 第5-7页 |
| 摘要 | 第7-11页 |
| 1. Introduction | 第11-14页 |
| ·Necessity of the research | 第11-12页 |
| ·Purposes of the research | 第12-13页 |
| ·Structure of the thesis | 第13-14页 |
| 2. Literature Review | 第14-25页 |
| ·Researches on meaning | 第14-17页 |
| ·Researches on meaning shifts | 第17-18页 |
| ·Researches on meaning shifts in translation | 第18-22页 |
| ·Researches on translation shifts | 第18-21页 |
| ·Researches on meaning shifts in translation | 第21-22页 |
| ·Researches on the translation of Luotuoxiangzi | 第22-25页 |
| 3. Meaning Theory and Meaning Shifts in Translation | 第25-32页 |
| ·Meaning theory | 第25-27页 |
| ·The definition of meaning | 第25页 |
| ·The classification of meaning | 第25-27页 |
| ·The shifts of meaning | 第27页 |
| ·Meaning shifts in translation | 第27-32页 |
| ·Meaning shifts in words and translation | 第27-28页 |
| ·The definition of meaning shifts in translation | 第28-29页 |
| ·The classification of meaning shifts in translation | 第29-32页 |
| 4. Research Methodology | 第32-35页 |
| ·Research questions | 第32页 |
| ·Research hypotheses | 第32页 |
| ·Research methods | 第32-33页 |
| ·Data collection | 第33-34页 |
| ·Research feasibility | 第34-35页 |
| 5. Meaning Shifts in C-E Translation in Luotuoxiangzi | 第35-57页 |
| ·Statistical analysis of meaning shifts | 第35-39页 |
| ·Validation method for meaning shifts | 第35页 |
| ·The statistics and analysis of meaning shifts | 第35-37页 |
| ·Discussion of statistical results of meaning shifts | 第37-39页 |
| ·A comparative study of meaning shifts in the English version | 第39-50页 |
| ·Substitution and neutralization of the literary image | 第39-44页 |
| ·Generalization and specification | 第44-46页 |
| ·Intensification and weakening | 第46-47页 |
| ·Widening and narrowing | 第47-48页 |
| ·Intratextual explanation | 第48-50页 |
| ·An explanation for meaning shifts and translation strategies | 第50-57页 |
| ·Motivations for meaning shifts | 第50-52页 |
| ·Motivations for translation strategies | 第52-57页 |
| 6. Conclusion | 第57-60页 |
| ·Major Findings | 第57-58页 |
| ·Limitations of the research | 第58-59页 |
| ·Suggestions for Further Research | 第59-60页 |
| References | 第60-63页 |
| Publication | 第63-64页 |
| Appendix | 第64-81页 |
