| Acknowledgements | 第1-4页 |
| 摘要 | 第4-6页 |
| Abstract | 第6-9页 |
| Table of Contents | 第9-11页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第11-14页 |
| ·Background and Significance of the Research | 第11-12页 |
| ·Research Methodology | 第12页 |
| ·Structure of the Thesis | 第12-14页 |
| Chapter two Literature Review | 第14-21页 |
| ·Research on Self-Translation | 第14-21页 |
| ·The Definition of Self-Translation | 第14页 |
| ·Development of Self-Translation | 第14-16页 |
| ·Researches on Self-Translation Abroad | 第16-18页 |
| ·Researches on Self-Translation in China | 第18-21页 |
| Chapter Three Theoretical Framework | 第21-25页 |
| ·Social Backgrounds of Theory | 第21-22页 |
| ·The Definition of Translator Behavior | 第22-23页 |
| ·"Truth-Seeking—Utility-Attaining" Continuum Model of Evaluation | 第23-25页 |
| Chapter Four Case Study of the Chinese version of Between Tears and Laughter | 第25-48页 |
| ·An Overview on Lin Yutang's Self-translation | 第25-29页 |
| ·Lin Yutang's Competence as a Self-translator | 第26-27页 |
| ·Lin Yutang's Reasons for Self-translation | 第27-28页 |
| ·Lin's Criteria of Translation | 第28-29页 |
| ·A Brief Introduction to Between Tears and Laughter | 第29-30页 |
| ·Lin Yutang's Behavior Displayed on the Scope of the Continuum | 第30-39页 |
| ·Annotation | 第30-33页 |
| ·Conformability | 第33-34页 |
| ·Back-translation | 第34-35页 |
| ·Conversion | 第35页 |
| ·Replacement | 第35-37页 |
| ·Paraphrase | 第37-38页 |
| ·Deletion | 第38-39页 |
| ·Lin Yutang' Behaviour beyond the Scope of the Continuum | 第39-43页 |
| ·Xu Chengbin' Behaviour on the Scope of the Continuum | 第43-48页 |
| Chapter Five Conclusion | 第48-50页 |
| ·Major Findings | 第48-49页 |
| ·Limitations | 第49-50页 |
| Reference | 第50-53页 |