Contents

Acknowledgements

Abstract

摘要

Chapter one Introduction-1

1.1 Background and Significance of the Study-1

1.2 Layout of the Present Study.-1

Chapter Two Literature Review-2

2.1 Previous Studies on C-E Prose Translation-2

2.2 Previous Studies on Zhang Peiji’s Selected Modern Chinese Prose Writings-2

2.3 Previous Studies on the Adaptation Theory in Translation-3

Chapter Three Application of Adaptation Theory to Prose Translation-4

3.1 An Brief Introduction to Adaptation Theory-4

3.2 Contextual Adaptability in Selected Modern Chinese Prose Writings (Ⅰ)-4

3.2.1The Mental World-4

3.2.2 The Social World-5

3.2.3The Physical World-6

3.3 Structural Adaptability in Selected Modern Chinese Prose Writings (Ⅰ)-7

3.3.1 The Lexical Level-7

3.3.2 The Syntactic Level-8

3.3.3 The Discourse Level-9

Chapter Four Conclusion-10

References-11