| ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS | 第1-6页 |
| ABSTRACT (ENGLISH) | 第6-7页 |
| ABSTRACT (CHINESE) | 第7-8页 |
| LIST OF FIGURES | 第8-9页 |
| CONTENTS | 第9-12页 |
| CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION | 第12-15页 |
| ·General Description | 第12页 |
| ·Significance of the Research | 第12-13页 |
| ·Research Methodology and Data Collection | 第13页 |
| ·Research Questions of the Study | 第13页 |
| ·Structure of the Thesis | 第13-15页 |
| CHAPTER TWO LITERATURE REVIEW | 第15-27页 |
| ·The Historical Overview of Register Theory | 第15-18页 |
| ·The Historical Development of Register Theory | 第15-17页 |
| ·The Application of Register Theory to Translation Studies | 第17-18页 |
| ·Overseas Studies in This Field | 第17页 |
| ·Domestic Studies in This Field | 第17-18页 |
| ·Translation Equivalence | 第18-24页 |
| ·Studies on Translation Equivalence in Western Countries | 第18-22页 |
| ·Studies on Translation Equivalence in China | 第22-24页 |
| ·The Current Study on News Translation and News Headline Translation | 第24-25页 |
| ·Comments on the Previous Studies | 第25页 |
| ·Summary | 第25-27页 |
| CHAPTER THREE THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK | 第27-36页 |
| ·Register Variables and Three Metafunctions of Language | 第27-31页 |
| ·The Definition of Register | 第27-28页 |
| ·Three Variables of Register | 第28-29页 |
| ·The Relationship between Three Register Variables | 第29-30页 |
| ·The Relations between Register Variables and the Metafunctions of Language | 第30-31页 |
| ·Realization of Register Equivalence in Terms of the Three Variables in Translation | 第31-35页 |
| ·Realization of Equivalence in Field | 第32-33页 |
| ·Realization of Equivalence in Tenor | 第33-34页 |
| ·Realization of Equivalence in Mode | 第34-35页 |
| ·Summary | 第35-36页 |
| CHAPTER FOUR A GENERAL SURVEY OF NEWS HEADLINES | 第36-44页 |
| ·Definitions of News Headlines | 第36页 |
| ·Features of News Headlines | 第36-40页 |
| ·Grammatical Features | 第36-37页 |
| ·Lexical Features | 第37-39页 |
| ·Rhetorical Features | 第39-40页 |
| ·Types of News Headlines | 第40-41页 |
| ·Functions of News Headlines | 第41-43页 |
| ·Informative Function | 第41-42页 |
| ·Expressive Function | 第42页 |
| ·Aesthetic Function | 第42-43页 |
| ·Vocative Function | 第43页 |
| ·Summary | 第43-44页 |
| CHAPTER FIVE THE APPLICATION OF REGISTER THEORY TO ENGLISH NEWS HEADLINE TRANSLATION | 第44-58页 |
| ·Enlightenment of Register Theory on English News Headline Translation | 第44-45页 |
| ·The Strategies in News Headline Translation in the Light of Register Analysis | 第45-56页 |
| ·Equivalence in Field | 第45-48页 |
| ·Equivalence in Tenor | 第48-52页 |
| ·Equivalence in Mode | 第52-55页 |
| ·A Comprehensive Analysis of Register Equivalence of the Three Variables | 第55-56页 |
| ·Summary | 第56-58页 |
| CHAPTER SIX CONCLUSION | 第58-60页 |
| ·Major Findings | 第58页 |
| ·Implications | 第58-59页 |
| ·Limitations | 第59页 |
| ·Suggestions for Future Research | 第59-60页 |
| BIBLIOGRAPHY | 第60-62页 |
