| Acknowledgements | 第1-5页 |
| Abstract | 第5-7页 |
| 中文摘要 | 第7-9页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第9-28页 |
| ·Literature Review on the Study of Metaphor | 第9-25页 |
| ·Traditional Views of Metaphor | 第10-12页 |
| ·Cognitive View of Metaphor —the Theoretical Framework of the Thesis | 第12-25页 |
| ·The Purpose of the Present Study | 第25-27页 |
| ·The Organization of the Thesis | 第27-28页 |
| Chapter Two An Analysis of Metaphors in Chinese Economic Discourse | 第28-134页 |
| ·The Methodology of the Study | 第28-32页 |
| ·The Criteria of Metaphor Identification Applied in Data Collection | 第29页 |
| ·The Data of the Study | 第29-32页 |
| ·The Data Analysis | 第32-126页 |
| ·Metaphors used before the Reform and Opening-up (1949~1978) | 第32-59页 |
| ·Metaphors used During and After Carrying out the Policy of the Reform and Opening-up (1979~2006) | 第59-126页 |
| ·A Contrastive Study of Metaphors used in Two Different Periods | 第126-134页 |
| ·The Similarities | 第127-128页 |
| ·The Differences | 第128-134页 |
| Chapter Three Conclusion | 第134-138页 |
| ·The Findings of the Study | 第134-136页 |
| ·Limitations and Suggestions for Future Research | 第136-138页 |
| ·Limitations | 第136页 |
| ·Suggestions for Future Research | 第136-138页 |
| Bibliography | 第138-140页 |
