Also, the emotional support from my parents and my husband is no less importantthan the academic assistance.
In the end, I would like to express my thanks to my colleagues who helped collectuseful reference books and materials for me.
I would like to grant oceans of thanks to all my respected teachers and friendswho have offered me cordial assistance during the two and a half years.
First and foremost, I owe a special debt of gratitude to my respected supervisorProfessor Li Changbao, for his patient guidance, insightful suggestions and constantencouragement through the whole process of my thesis. Without his inspiringinstructions and invaluable suggestions, it would really be a difficult task for me tocomplete this thesis by myself.
Special thanks should also go to all the excellent professors who have taught mein this university over the past two years, for leading me into the field of researchwork, and giving me tremendous inspiration, courage and confidence during my studyhere. Their insightful lectures have made my study delightful and enjoyable.
Finally, I am also deeply indebted to all my family members and friends for theirencouragement which inspires me every time when I have no motivation to continue.
I must mention all my roommates, who give me a comfortable atmosphere to studyand do me a lot of favor when I need help.
First of all, I would like to extend my sincere gratitude to my supervisor, Zhang Hong, for her instructive advice and useful suggestions on my thesis. I am deeply grateful of her help in the completion of this thesis.
High tribute shall be paid to Ms. Geng Li, whose profound knowledge of English triggers my love for this beautiful language and whose earnest attitude tells me how to learn English.
I am also deeply indebted to all the other tutors and teachers in Translation Studies for their direct and indirect help to me.
Special thanks should go to my friends who have put considerable time and effort into their comments on the draft.
Finally, I am indebted to my parents for their continuous support and encouragement.
i would like to take this opportunity to express my gratitude to my supervisor， professor gu peiya， for all her effort devoted to the course of my thesis writing， including helping me choose the topic， decide on the research questions and thesis outline， polish my manuscript via e-mail and face-to-face instructions. i owe a great deal to professor gu for her critical insights， meticulous corrections， and invaluable advice throughout the thesis writing process.
i owe many thanks to my tutor， miss. yan liuhong， one of the graduate students of professor gu， for her help from the very beginning of topic decision to the final completion of my thesis. she has given me much enlightening advice and encouragement.
i am also indebted to ms. carton， my teacher of the writing course， whose interesting and thought-provoking lectures on research paper writing have benefited me significantly. besides， professor bu ping， with his meticulous teaching style in comprehensive english course， has inspired me to write carefully.
my thanks also go to professor zhu xingfu and professor qin weigang， whose literature courses have offered rich sources to my thesis.
i am also obliged to tan qiuji for her devoted work in correcting my thesis.
finally， i would like to thank my classmates for their unfailing support and patience in answering my questions in the interviews during my thesis writing.
