| Acknowledgements | 第1-6页 |
| Abstract | 第6-12页 |
| Introduction | 第12-14页 |
| Chapter 1 Metaphor as a Cognitive Tool | 第14-23页 |
| ·Metaphorical Mapping and Types of Metaphor in Language | 第15-20页 |
| ·Conceptual Metaphors | 第15-18页 |
| ·Structural Metaphors | 第16-17页 |
| ·Orientational Metaphors | 第17页 |
| ·Ontological Metaphors | 第17-18页 |
| ·Image Metaphors | 第18-20页 |
| ·Cognitive Features of Metaphor | 第20-23页 |
| ·Systematicity of Metaphor | 第20-21页 |
| ·Asymmetry of Metaphor | 第21-23页 |
| Chapter 2 Metaphor and Cultural Cognition | 第23-37页 |
| ·Metaphor and Cultural Cognition within One Culture | 第23-26页 |
| ·Metaphor and Cultural Coherence | 第23-25页 |
| ·Metaphor and Cultural Symbolism | 第25-26页 |
| ·Metaphor and Cultural Cognition across Cultures | 第26-37页 |
| ·Features of Culture and Cultural Metaphors | 第26-27页 |
| ·Cognitive Dimensions of Metaphor across Cultures | 第27-37页 |
| ·The Common Core of Metaphors across Cultures | 第27-29页 |
| ·The Acceptance of Foreign Metaphors by the Target Cultures | 第29-31页 |
| ·The Cultural Distinctions of Metaphors across Cultures | 第31-37页 |
| ·Traditional Cultural Conception | 第32-33页 |
| ·Historical Cultural Background | 第33-35页 |
| ·Preference for Vehicle Image | 第35-37页 |
| Chapter 3 Metaphor Understanding in Cultural Context | 第37-48页 |
| ·Metaphorical Meaning | 第37-38页 |
| ·Cultural Capacity for Metaphor Understanding | 第38-40页 |
| ·The Inferences of Metaphorical Meaning | 第40-43页 |
| ·Application of Conceptual Metaphor Theory to the Calculations of Metaphorical Meaning | 第40-41页 |
| ·Application of Conceptual Integration Theory to the Calculations of Metaphorical Meaning | 第41-43页 |
| ·Context Sensitivity of Metaphor Understanding | 第43-48页 |
| Conclusion | 第48-49页 |
| Notes | 第49-51页 |
| References | 第51-52页 |
