声明
1 Introduction
1.1 Research Background
1.2 Research Significance
1.3 Research Questions
1.4 Thesis Organization
2 Literature Review
2.1 Studies on Metaphor and Metaphor Translation
2.2 Studies on Adaptation Theory and Its Application to Translation
2.3 Studies on Translation of Popular Science
2.4 Brief Introduction to Cosmos and Its Translated Version
2.5 Summary
3. Theoretical Framework
3.1 Conceptual Metaphor Theory
3.2 Adaptation Theory
4. Research Methodology
4.1 Data Collection
4.2 Qualitative Method
4.3 Comparative Method
5. Results and Discussion
5.1 Typical Categories of Metaphors in Cosmos
5.2 Adaptation-Theoretical Account of Metaphor Translation
5.3 Adaptation to the Linguistic Context in Metaphor Translation
5.4 Adaptation to the Communicative Context in Metaphor Translation
6 Conclusion
6.1 Major Findings
6.2 Limitations and Suggestions for Further Study
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致谢
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