| ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS | 第7-8页 |
| abstract | 第8页 |
| 摘要 | 第9-12页 |
| CHAPTER I INTRODUCTION | 第12-16页 |
| 1.1 Research Background | 第12-13页 |
| 1.2 Statement of the Problem: Communication Breakdowns in Sight Translation | 第13-14页 |
| 1.3 Research Objectives and Layout of the Thesis | 第14-16页 |
| CHAPTER II LITERATURE REVIEW | 第16-20页 |
| 2.1 Previous Studies on Sight Translation | 第16-19页 |
| 2.1.1 Studies on Sight Translation as an Effective Method to Enhance Interpreter Training | 第16-17页 |
| 2.1.2 Studies on the Information Processing Mechanism involved in Sight Translation | 第17-18页 |
| 2.1.3 Studies on the Ways of Conducting Sight Translation in Practice | 第18-19页 |
| 2.2 Statement of the Research Question | 第19-20页 |
| CHAPTER III COMMUNICATION BREAKDOWNS IN SIGHT TRANSLATION: PROBLEMS AND SOLUTIONS | 第20-33页 |
| 3.1 Semantic Failure | 第20-25页 |
| 3.1.1 Failure at the Lexical Level | 第21-23页 |
| 3.1.1.1 Mistranslation caused by Text Interference and Pronoun Confusion | 第21-22页 |
| 3.1.1.2 Collocation and Redundancy caused by Unnecessary Repetition | 第22-23页 |
| 3.1.2 Failure at the Syntactic Level | 第23-24页 |
| 3.1.2.1 Inappropriate Word Order caused by the Abuse of Syntactic Linearity | 第23页 |
| 3.1.2.2 Inappropriate Use of Tense caused by the Language Differences | 第23-24页 |
| 3.1.3 Analysis of the Possible Underlying Reasons for the Semantic Failure | 第24-25页 |
| 3.1.3.1 Reasons Concerning Differences between English and Chinese | 第24页 |
| 3.1.3.2 Reasons Concerning Characteristics of Sight Translation | 第24-25页 |
| 3.2 Pragmatic Failure | 第25-29页 |
| 3.2.1 Failure Concerning Cultural Differences between China and Western Countries | 第25-27页 |
| 3.2.2 Failure Concerning Social Backgrounds of the Speaker and the Interpreter | 第27-29页 |
| 3.2.3 Failure Concerning Characteristics of the Audience | 第29页 |
| 3.3 Solutions to Preclude Communication Breakdowns in Sight Translation | 第29-33页 |
| CHAPTER IV CONCLUSION | 第33-36页 |
| 4.1 Review of Major Findings | 第33-34页 |
| 4.2 Limitations | 第34页 |
| 4.3 Implications | 第34-36页 |
| BIBLIOGRAPHY | 第36-39页 |
| APPENDIX1: Sight Translation Material 1 | 第39-43页 |
| APPENDIX2: Sight Translation Material 2 | 第43-45页 |
