| Acknowledgements | 第1-5页 |
| Abstract | 第5-6页 |
| 中文摘要 | 第6-10页 |
| Chapter 1 Introduction | 第10-12页 |
| Chapter 2 Review of Study into Interpretation from the Pragmatic Failure Point of View | 第12-21页 |
| ·Origin and Development of Interpretation and the Study of Interpretation | 第12-14页 |
| ·Origin and Development of Interpretation | 第12页 |
| ·Origin and Development of the Study of Interpretation in Western Countries | 第12-13页 |
| ·Development of the Study of Interpretation in China | 第13-14页 |
| ·Current Study of Pragmatics and Pragmatic Failure | 第14-19页 |
| ·Current Study of Pragmatics | 第14-15页 |
| ·Current Study of Pragmatic Failure | 第15-19页 |
| ·Current Study of Pragmatic Failure in Interpretation | 第19-21页 |
| Chapter 3 Interpretation from the Practical Point of View | 第21-27页 |
| ·Definition | 第21-22页 |
| ·Types of Interpretation | 第22-23页 |
| ·Characteristics of Interpretation | 第23-24页 |
| ·Qualities Required for Interpreters | 第24-27页 |
| ·General Qualities Required for Interpreters | 第24页 |
| ·Knowledge Requirements for Interpreters | 第24-27页 |
| Chapter 4 Pragmatics and Pragmatic Differences between Chinese and English | 第27-40页 |
| ·Pragmatics | 第27-28页 |
| ·Definition | 第27-28页 |
| ·Classification of Pragmatics | 第28页 |
| ·Pragmatic Difference | 第28-30页 |
| ·Pragmatic Differences between Chinese and English | 第30-37页 |
| ·Pragmatic Differences in Form of Address | 第31-32页 |
| ·Pragmatic Differences in Greetings | 第32-33页 |
| ·Pragmatic Differences in Compliments and Response to Compliments | 第33-35页 |
| ·Pragmatic Differences in Thanking and Response to Thanking | 第35-36页 |
| ·Pragmatic Differences in Invitations, Accepting and Declining Invitations and offers | 第36-37页 |
| ·Causes of Pragmatic Differences between Chinese and English | 第37-40页 |
| Chapter 5 Pragmatic Failure in Chinese -English Interpretation | 第40-50页 |
| ·Pragmatic Failure | 第40-41页 |
| ·Classification of Pragmatic Failure | 第41-43页 |
| ·Pragmalinguistic Failure | 第42页 |
| ·Sociopragmatic Failure | 第42-43页 |
| ·Causes of Pragmatic Failure | 第43-44页 |
| ·Reasons for Pragmatic Failure in Chinese-English Interpretation | 第44-50页 |
| ·Reasons for Pragmalinguistic Failure in Chinese-English Interpretation | 第45-47页 |
| ·Reasons for Sociopragmatic Failure in Chinese-English Interpretation | 第47-50页 |
| Chapter 6 Measures Taken to Reduce or Avoid Pragmatic Failure in Chinese-English Interpretation | 第50-56页 |
| ·Necessity and Importance to Reduce or Avoid Pragmatic Failure in Chinese-English Interpretation | 第50-51页 |
| ·Attaching More Importance to Interpreters’Pragmatic Competence and Cultural Competence | 第51-54页 |
| ·Improving Interpreters’Pragmatic Competence | 第52-53页 |
| ·Improving Interpreters’Cultural Competence | 第53-54页 |
| ·Mastering the Habitual Expressions of the Two Languages | 第54-56页 |
| Chapter 7 Conclusion | 第56-57页 |
| Bibliography | 第57-60页 |
