Introduction

Chapter 1 Literature Review

1.1 Studies on News Discourses

1.1.1 Studies on News Discourses in China

1.1.2 Studies on News Discourses Abroad

1.2 Studies on International Political News Report Discourses

Chapter 2 The Theoretical Framework

2.1 Theories Adopted in the Contrastive Study on International Political News Report Discourses

2.1.1 Functional Discourse Analysis

2.1.2 Critical Discourse Analysis

2.2 Methodology:Contrastive Illustration and Quantitative Statistics

2.3 The Scope and Significance of the Contrastive Study of International Political News Report Discourses

2.3.1 The Scope of International Political News Report Discourses

2.3.2 The Significance of the Contrastive Study of International Political News Report Discourses

Chapter 3 The Contrastive Analysis of Chinese and British International Political News Report Discourses

3.1 The Sample Discourses

3.1.1 Sample Collection

3.1.2 The Background Story of the Samples

3.2 The Contrastive Analysis of the Samples

3.2.1 Classification

3.2.2 Transformation

3.2.3 The Transitivity System

3.2.4 Intertextuality

3.2.5 Modality

3.2.6 Thematic Structures

3.2.7 Cohesion

3.2.8 Rhetorical Devices

3.3 Summary

Chapter 4 Implications of the Study

4.1 Implications for the Translation of International Political News Report Discourses

4.1.1 Translation at the Lexical Level

4.1.2 Translation at the Sentential Level

4.1.3 Translation at the Textual Level

4.1.4 Tips for Translators

4.2 Implications for the Comprehension and Teaching of the International Political News

Conclusion

Bibliography

Appendix Ⅰ

Appendix Ⅱ