| Acknowledgements | 第1-5页 |
| Abstract | 第5-6页 |
| 摘要 | 第6-9页 |
| Introduction | 第9-11页 |
| Chapter One Literature Review | 第11-26页 |
| ·A brief introduction to simultaneous interpreting | 第11-16页 |
| ·Definition of SI | 第11-12页 |
| ·Features of SI | 第12页 |
| ·Process of SI | 第12-13页 |
| ·Criteria of SI | 第13-15页 |
| ·Coping tactics in SI | 第15-16页 |
| ·A brief introduction to omission | 第16-26页 |
| ·Studies by foreign scholars | 第16-23页 |
| ·Studies by Chinese scholars | 第23-24页 |
| ·Deficiencies of current studies on omission | 第24-26页 |
| Chapter Two Causes of Omission in SI | 第26-44页 |
| ·Limited processing capacity – Gile’s Effort Models | 第26-35页 |
| ·The Three Efforts | 第27-33页 |
| ·The Effort Models of SI | 第33-34页 |
| ·Difficulties of SI | 第34-35页 |
| ·Tendency to use concise language – Economy Principle of Language | 第35-41页 |
| ·Researches by different scholars | 第36-40页 |
| ·Functions of Economy Principle of Language | 第40-41页 |
| ·Other possible factors | 第41-44页 |
| ·Internal factors | 第41-42页 |
| ·External factors | 第42-44页 |
| Chapter Three An observational study | 第44-58页 |
| ·Methodology | 第44-45页 |
| ·Omissions observed in recorded materials | 第45-55页 |
| ·Omission of large segments with significant meaning | 第45-48页 |
| ·Omission of formulaic language | 第48-49页 |
| ·Omission of modifiers | 第49-50页 |
| ·Omission of synonyms or redundancies | 第50-51页 |
| ·Omission of repetitions | 第51页 |
| ·Omission of fillers | 第51-52页 |
| ·Omission of conjunctions | 第52-53页 |
| ·Omission of elaborations | 第53-54页 |
| ·Omission of other insignificant segments | 第54-55页 |
| ·Criteria for judging the acceptability of omission in SI | 第55-56页 |
| ·Significant information loss | 第55页 |
| ·Deviation from the original meaning | 第55-56页 |
| ·Training tips for using omission in SI | 第56-58页 |
| Conclusion | 第58-60页 |
| Bibliography | 第60-64页 |
