| Acknowledgements | 第1-8页 |
| 摘要 | 第8-9页 |
| Abstract | 第9-11页 |
| Introduction | 第11-13页 |
| Chapter One Literature Review | 第13-24页 |
| ·Introduction | 第13-16页 |
| ·Relevant Study Abroad | 第13-14页 |
| ·Relevant Study at Home | 第14-16页 |
| ·Theoretical Background | 第16-20页 |
| ·Face Threatening Act (FTA) | 第16-17页 |
| ·The Realization Mode of Complaints | 第17-18页 |
| ·The Directness and Relevant Strategies of Complaints | 第18-20页 |
| ·Methodology | 第20-24页 |
| ·Research Questions | 第20-21页 |
| ·Research Devices | 第21-22页 |
| ·Data Collection and Analysis | 第22-24页 |
| Chapter Two Relevant Information about Hong Lou Meng | 第24-35页 |
| ·Introduction | 第24-25页 |
| ·Two Translations | 第25-27页 |
| ·Translation by Yang Hsien-yi & Gladys Yang | 第25-26页 |
| ·Translation by David Hawkes & John Minford | 第26-27页 |
| ·The Choosing of Characters for Study | 第27-31页 |
| ·Reasons for Choosing Wang Xifeng | 第27-29页 |
| ·Reasons for Choosing Lin Daiyu | 第29-31页 |
| ·Complaints Made by the Two Characters | 第31-35页 |
| ·Complaints by Wang Xifeng | 第31-33页 |
| ·Complaints by Lin Daiyu | 第33-35页 |
| Chapter Three Semantic Components Analysis | 第35-51页 |
| ·Introduction | 第35-36页 |
| ·Complain to those with higher social status | 第36-40页 |
| ·Data from Yang's Translation | 第36-38页 |
| ·Data from Hawkes' Translation | 第38-39页 |
| ·Results from the Data | 第39-40页 |
| ·Complain to Those with Equal Social Status | 第40-46页 |
| ·Data from Yang's Translation | 第40-42页 |
| ·Data from Hawkes' Translation | 第42-44页 |
| ·Results from the Data | 第44-46页 |
| ·Complain to Those with Lower Social Status | 第46-51页 |
| ·Data from Yang's Translation | 第46-47页 |
| ·Data from Hawkes' Translation | 第47-49页 |
| ·Results from the Data | 第49-51页 |
| Chapter Four Syntactic and Lexical Devices Analysis | 第51-68页 |
| ·Introduction | 第51-52页 |
| ·Complain to Those with Higher Social Status | 第52-58页 |
| ·Data from Yang's Translation | 第52-54页 |
| ·Data from Hawkes' Translation | 第54-56页 |
| ·Results from the Data | 第56-58页 |
| ·Complain to Those with Equal Social Status | 第58-63页 |
| ·Data from Yang's Translation | 第58-60页 |
| ·Data from Hawkes' Translation | 第60-61页 |
| ·Results from the Data | 第61-63页 |
| ·Complain to Those with Lower social Status | 第63-68页 |
| ·Data from Yang's Translation | 第63-65页 |
| ·Data from Hawkes' Translation | 第65-66页 |
| ·Results from the Data | 第66-68页 |
| Chapter Five Discourse Devices Analysis | 第68-80页 |
| ·Introduction | 第68-69页 |
| ·Complain to Those with Higher Social Status | 第69-73页 |
| ·Data from Yang's Translation | 第69-70页 |
| ·Data from Hawkes' Translation | 第70-71页 |
| ·Results from the Data | 第71-73页 |
| ·Complain to Those with Equal Social Status | 第73-77页 |
| ·Data from Yang's Translation | 第73-74页 |
| ·Data from Hawkes' Translation | 第74-76页 |
| ·Results from the Data | 第76-77页 |
| ·Complain to Those with Lower Social Status | 第77-80页 |
| ·Data from Yang's Translation | 第77-78页 |
| ·Data from Hawkes' Translation | 第78-79页 |
| ·Results from the Data | 第79-80页 |
| Conclusion | 第80-84页 |
| Bibliography | 第84-87页 |
| Appendix | 第87-91页 |
