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主位推进模式应用研究 　　On the Application of Pattern of Thematic Progression 　　 　　一、Introduction 　　In Halliday’s theory, the Theme is the element which serves as the point of departure of the message. The remainder of the message, the part in which the Theme is developed, is called the Rheme. It is easy to distinguish Theme from Rheme in a single clause by the Hallidayan approach. But on the level of the text, Halliday’s theory is limited. It can’t deal with two or more clauses or texts. According to the careful researches, Zhu Yongsheng, a famous Chinese linguist, brings forward his idea on the pa