| Acknowledgements | 第1-5页 |
| 摘要（Abstract in Chinese） | 第5-6页 |
| Abstract in English | 第6-9页 |
| 1 Introduction | 第9-12页 |
| ·Significance of the thesis | 第9-10页 |
| ·Research questions | 第10页 |
| ·Organization of the thesis | 第10-12页 |
| 2 Defining Translationese | 第12-17页 |
| ·Definitions of translationese? | 第13-15页 |
| ·Features of translationese | 第15-17页 |
| 3 Literature Review | 第17-23页 |
| ·Studies on translationese | 第17-19页 |
| ·Misunderstanding of the notion of translationese | 第17-18页 |
| ·Inadequate analysis of the causes of translationese | 第18-19页 |
| ·Studies on Chinese versions of David Copperfield | 第19-20页 |
| ·General introduction of Dong Qiusi & Zhang Guruo, and their translations of David Copperfield | 第20-23页 |
| ·Dong Qiusi and his translation | 第20-21页 |
| ·Zhang Guruo and his translation | 第21-23页 |
| 4 Theory of Translation Shifts | 第23-34页 |
| ·A brief history of the theory of translation shifts | 第23-28页 |
| ·Embryonic stage | 第23-24页 |
| ·Growing stage | 第24-26页 |
| ·Mature stage | 第26-27页 |
| ·Summary | 第27-28页 |
| ·The classifications of translation shifts | 第28-30页 |
| ·The choice of the theoretical framework for this thesis | 第30-34页 |
| ·Level shifts | 第31页 |
| ·Category shifts | 第31-34页 |
| 5 Analyses of the two Chinese versions of David Copperfield | 第34-59页 |
| ·Analysis concerning level shifts | 第34-35页 |
| ·Analysis concerning structure shifts | 第35-47页 |
| ·Shift from prepositional phrases to verbal phrases | 第36-38页 |
| ·Shift from non-animate subjects to animate subjects | 第38页 |
| ·Shift from the passive voice to active voice | 第38-41页 |
| ·Shift from objects to adverbials | 第41-42页 |
| ·Shift from predicates to compliments | 第42页 |
| ·Shift from object compliments to predicates | 第42-43页 |
| ·Shifts in compound sentences | 第43-47页 |
| ·Analysis concerning unit shifts | 第47-54页 |
| ·Shift from words to phrases | 第47-49页 |
| ·Shift from words to clauses | 第49-51页 |
| ·Shift from phrases to clauses | 第51-52页 |
| ·Shift from clauses to sentences or sentence groups | 第52-54页 |
| ·Analysis concerning class shifts | 第54-56页 |
| ·Analysis concerning intra-system shifts | 第56页 |
| ·Summary | 第56-59页 |
| 6 Conclusion | 第59-62页 |
| ·Major findings of the study | 第59-60页 |
| ·Implications of the study | 第60页 |
| ·Recommendations for future researches | 第60-62页 |
| References | 第62-65页 |
