| Acknowledgements | 第1-5页 |
| Abstract | 第5-7页 |
| 摘要 | 第7-10页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第10-12页 |
| Chapter Two Literature Review of Interpretation Study | 第12-20页 |
| ·Definition of Interpretation | 第12页 |
| ·Origin and Development of the Study of Interpretation | 第12-15页 |
| ·Origin Study of Interpretation | 第12-13页 |
| ·Interpretation Research in China | 第13-15页 |
| ·Forms of Interpretation | 第15-17页 |
| ·Characteristics of Interpretation | 第17-18页 |
| ·The Process of Interpretation | 第18-20页 |
| Chapter Three Study of Pragmatics and Pragmatic Failure | 第20-31页 |
| ·Pragmatics | 第20-22页 |
| ·Definition | 第20页 |
| ·Focus and Content of Pragmatics | 第20-22页 |
| ·Universal Pragmatics | 第22页 |
| ·Pragmatic Competence and Pragmatic Failure | 第22-24页 |
| ·Pragmalinguistic Failure and Sociopragmatics Failure | 第24-27页 |
| ·Pragmalinguistic Failure | 第24-25页 |
| ·Sociopragmatics Failure | 第25-27页 |
| ·Pragmatic Failures from the Perspective of Cross-cultural Communication | 第27-29页 |
| ·Culture and Communication | 第27-28页 |
| ·Culture-Specific Pragmatic Features | 第28-29页 |
| ·Interpretation –An Act of Cross-cultural Communication | 第29-31页 |
| Chapter Four Causes of Pragmatic Failures in Interpretation | 第31-39页 |
| ·Pragmatic Failures Derived from Culturally-loaded Words | 第31-34页 |
| ·Pragmatic Failures Due to Social and Custom Distinctions | 第31-33页 |
| ·Pragmatic Failures Due to Image Patterns | 第33-34页 |
| ·Pragmatic Failure Derived from Cultural Perceptions | 第34-39页 |
| ·Pragmatic Failure Derived From Different World Perceptions | 第34-36页 |
| ·Pragmatic Failures Due to the Different Mentality and Thinking Patterns .. | 第36-39页 |
| Chapter Five Tentative Solutions for Overcoming Cross-cultural Pragmatic Failures | 第39-52页 |
| ·Improving Interpreter's Cross-cultural Awareness | 第39-42页 |
| ·The Importance of Cross-cultural Awareness | 第39-40页 |
| ·How to Improve the Interpreter's Cross-cultural Awareness | 第40-42页 |
| ·Improving Interpreters’Pragmatic Competence in Language Teaching | 第42-44页 |
| ·Tentative Techniques to Improve Pragmatic Competence in Interpretation | 第44-52页 |
| ·Literal Translation | 第44-48页 |
| ·Substitution and Omission | 第48-50页 |
| ·Free Translation | 第50-52页 |
| Chapter Six Conclusion | 第52-54页 |
| Bibliography | 第54-56页 |
