| Acknowledgements | 第1-5页 |
| 摘要 | 第5-6页 |
| Abstract | 第6-10页 |
| Chapter 1 Introduction | 第10-16页 |
| ·Research Background | 第10-11页 |
| ·Motivation of the Thesis | 第11-12页 |
| ·Methodology | 第12-14页 |
| ·Theoretical foundation | 第12-13页 |
| ·Research questions | 第13页 |
| ·Methodology | 第13-14页 |
| ·Thesis Structure | 第14-16页 |
| Chapter 2 Review of Literature | 第16-29页 |
| ·Early Functional Approaches | 第16-18页 |
| ·German School of Functionalist Translation Theory | 第18-24页 |
| ·Katharina Reiss and her text typology | 第18-19页 |
| ·Hans J.Vermeer and his Skopostheorie | 第19-21页 |
| ·Justa Holz-M(a|¨)ntt(a|¨)ri and her theory of translational action | 第21-22页 |
| ·Christiane Nord and her theory of functionality plus loyalty | 第22-24页 |
| ·Current Study on Functionalist Translation Theory | 第24-25页 |
| ·Significance of Functionalist Translation Theory | 第25-27页 |
| ·Critical Views on Functionalist Translation Theory | 第27-29页 |
| Chapter 3 Analysis on All the Participating Factors | 第29-37页 |
| ·About Qian Zhongshu as the ST Sender and Producer | 第29-30页 |
| ·About Fortress Besieged as the Source Text | 第30-34页 |
| ·The plot and theme of Fortress Besieged | 第30-32页 |
| ·The artistic features of Fortress Besieged | 第32-33页 |
| ·The status of Fortress Besieged in the source culture | 第33-34页 |
| ·About the Skopos of the ST and the TT | 第34-36页 |
| ·About the ST Addressee and the TT Addressee | 第36-37页 |
| Chapter 4 Translation of Humor in Fortress Besieged:A Case Study | 第37-79页 |
| ·Humor and Translation | 第37-39页 |
| ·Study on humor | 第37-38页 |
| ·Difficulties in humor translation | 第38页 |
| ·Characteristics of humor in Fortress Besieged | 第38-39页 |
| ·Humor translation in Fortress Besieged | 第39-76页 |
| ·Humor generated through rhetorical devices | 第39-58页 |
| ·Humor generated through humorous characterization | 第58-64页 |
| ·Humor generated through satirical reflection on society | 第64-72页 |
| ·Humor generated through other devices | 第72-76页 |
| ·A Brief Summary on the Case Study | 第76-79页 |
| Chapter 5 Conclusion | 第79-82页 |
| ·Over Review | 第79-81页 |
| ·Further Thinking | 第81-82页 |
| Works Cited | 第82-85页 |
| Works Consulted | 第85-87页 |
| 作者简历 | 第87页 |
