| ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS | 第1-6页 |
| ABSTRACT | 第6-8页 |
| 摘要 | 第8-9页 |
| CONTENTS | 第9-11页 |
| Chapter One INTRODUCTION | 第11-15页 |
| ·Significance of the Study | 第11-12页 |
| ·Research Content and Methods | 第12-15页 |
| Chapter Two LITERATURE REVIEW | 第15-19页 |
| ·The Study of the Translations of Tao Te Ching Abroad | 第16-17页 |
| ·The Study of the Translations of Tao Te Ching at Home | 第17-19页 |
| Chapter Three THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK | 第19-35页 |
| ·A Brief Review of the Origin of Hermeneutics | 第19-29页 |
| ·Traditional Hermeneutics | 第20-24页 |
| ·Modern Hermeneutics | 第24-26页 |
| ·Contemporary Hermeneutics | 第26-29页 |
| ·A Hermeneutic Approach to Translation Studies | 第29-35页 |
| ·The Nature of Translation | 第29-31页 |
| ·Translation Studies from the Hermeneutic Approach | 第31-35页 |
| Chapter Four TAO TE CHING AND ITS ENGLISH VERSIONS | 第35-39页 |
| ·Tao Te Ching and Lao Tzu | 第35-36页 |
| ·The Three English Versions of Tao Te Ching | 第36-39页 |
| ·Gu Zhengkun's Version | 第36-37页 |
| ·Xu Yuanchong's Version | 第37页 |
| ·R. B. Blakney's Version | 第37-39页 |
| Chapter Five A CONTRASTIVE STUDY OF THE THREE TRANSLATED VERSIONS OF TAO TE CHING FROM THE HERMENEUTIC PERSPECTIVE | 第39-77页 |
| ·Contrast of the Three Versions in the Light of the “Author-centered” Approach | 第40-52页 |
| ·Different Interpretations of the Original Meaning | 第41-45页 |
| ·Different Interpretations of the Original Culture | 第45-49页 |
| ·Different Interpretations of the Original Style | 第49-52页 |
| ·Contrast of the Three Versions in the Light of the “Text-centered” Approach | 第52-63页 |
| ·Different Interpretations at Linguistic Level | 第53-58页 |
| ·Different Interpretations at Ideological Level | 第58-61页 |
| ·Different Interpretations at Cultural Level | 第61-63页 |
| ·Contrast of the Three Versions in the Light of the “Reader-centered” Approach | 第63-76页 |
| ·Different Interpretations in the Light of Readers’ Linguistic Acceptance | 第64-67页 |
| ·Different Interpretations in the Light of Readers’ Thought Patterns | 第67-71页 |
| ·Different Interpretations in the Light of Readers’ Cultural Background | 第71-76页 |
| ·Summary | 第76-77页 |
| Chapter Six CONCLUSION | 第77-80页 |
| ·Major Findings | 第77-78页 |
| ·Implications | 第78-79页 |
| ·Limitations and Suggestions for Further Study | 第79-80页 |
| REFERENCES | 第80-84页 |
| PUBLISHED PAPERS | 第84页 |
