| Acknowledgements | 第1-5页 |
| Abstract in Chinese | 第5-7页 |
| Abstract | 第7-12页 |
| Chapter 1 Introduction | 第12-17页 |
| ·The research problem | 第12-14页 |
| ·Literature review | 第14-17页 |
| Chapter 2 Theoretical Frame | 第17-25页 |
| ·A brief introduction of vacancy | 第17-18页 |
| ·Definitions and classifications of vacancy | 第18-21页 |
| ·Definitions of vacancy | 第18-20页 |
| ·Definitions given by foreign scholars | 第18-19页 |
| ·Definitions given by domestic scholars | 第19-20页 |
| ·Classification of vacancy | 第20-21页 |
| ·Factors causing cultural vacancy | 第21-25页 |
| Chapter 3 Complete Vacancy and Zero Vacancy | 第25-36页 |
| ·Basic numerals in English and Chinese | 第25-26页 |
| ·Complete vacancy | 第26-32页 |
| ·Complete vacancy of numerical connotative meanings in Chinese | 第26-30页 |
| ·Different views on numeral 13 | 第26-29页 |
| ·Different views on numeral 40 | 第29-30页 |
| ·Different views on numeral 11 | 第30页 |
| ·Complete vacancy of numerical connotative meanings in English | 第30-32页 |
| ·Zero vacancy | 第32-36页 |
| ·The connotative meanings of numeral 1 in English and Chinese | 第32-33页 |
| ·The connotative meanings of numeral 10 in English and Chinese | 第33-34页 |
| ·The Connotative Meanings of numeral 12 in English and Chinese | 第34-36页 |
| Chapter 4 Part Vacancy and Conflict Vacancy | 第36-52页 |
| ·Part vacancy | 第36-46页 |
| ·The connotative meanings of numeral 0 | 第36-37页 |
| ·The connotative meanings of numeral 3 | 第37-39页 |
| ·The connotative meanings of numeral 4 | 第39-40页 |
| ·The connotative meanings of numeral 5 | 第40-41页 |
| ·The connotative meanings of numeral 7 | 第41-43页 |
| ·The connotative meanings of numeral 8 | 第43-44页 |
| ·The connotative meanings of numeral 9 | 第44-46页 |
| ·Conflict vacancy | 第46-52页 |
| ·Conflict cultural connotations of numeral 2 | 第46-48页 |
| ·The Chinese connotative meanings of numeral 2 | 第46-47页 |
| ·The connotative meanings of numeral in English | 第47-48页 |
| ·Conflict cultural connotations of numeral 6 | 第48-52页 |
| ·The Chinese connotative meanings of numeral 6 | 第48-50页 |
| ·The Connotative Meanings of numeral 6 in English | 第50-52页 |
| Chapter 5 Significance of the Study | 第52-59页 |
| ·Relationship of culture, language and communication | 第52页 |
| ·Relationship of culture, language and foreign language study | 第52-53页 |
| ·Relationship of culture, language and translation | 第53-55页 |
| ·Influence of the contrastive study | 第55-59页 |
| ·Value of numerals in complete vacancy | 第55-56页 |
| ·Value of numerals in zero vacancy | 第56-57页 |
| ·Value of numerals in part vacancy and conflict vacancy | 第57-59页 |
| Chapter 6 Conclusion | 第59-62页 |
| Bibliography | 第62-68页 |
