| Acknowledgements | 第1-4页 |
| Abstract in English | 第4-6页 |
| Abstract in Chinese | 第6-10页 |
| Ⅰ． Introduction | 第10-14页 |
| Ⅱ． Cognitive Linguistic Approach to Metaphor | 第14-28页 |
| 2．1 Cognitive nature of metaphor | 第14-16页 |
| 2．2 Cognitive origin of metaphor | 第16-17页 |
| 2．3 Cognitive functions of metaphor | 第17-24页 |
| 2．3．1 An important means of understanding the world | 第17-19页 |
| 2．3．2 An essential way of conceptualizing experience | 第19-21页 |
| 2．3．3 A cognitive tool in providing new perspectives and creating new meanings | 第21-24页 |
| 2．4 Working mechanism of metaphor | 第24-28页 |
| 2．4．1 Interaction theory | 第24-26页 |
| 2．4．2 Theory of conceptual domains projection | 第26-28页 |
| Ⅲ． Conceptual Metaphor | 第28-44页 |
| 3．1 Differences between conceptual metaphors and metaphorical expressions | 第28-31页 |
| 3．2 Classification of conceptual metaphor | 第31-37页 |
| 3．2．1 Structural metaphors | 第31-32页 |
| 3．2．2 Orientational metaphors | 第32-34页 |
| 3．2．3 Ontological metaphors | 第34-37页 |
| 3．3 Features of conceptual metaphor | 第37-44页 |
| 3．3．1 Systematicity of conceptual metaphor | 第38-41页 |
| 3．3．2 Cultural coherence of conceptual metaphor | 第41-44页 |
| Ⅳ． Comparative Study of Emotion Conceptual Metaphors between English and Chinese | 第44-66页 |
| 4．1 HAPPINESS metaphors between English and Chinese | 第45-50页 |
| 4．1．1 HAPPINESS metaphors in English | 第45-47页 |
| 4．1．2 HAPPINESS metaphors in Chinese | 第47-50页 |
| 4．2 ANGER metaphors between English and Chinese | 第50-57页 |
| 4．2．1 ANGER metaphors in English | 第51-54页 |
| 4．2．2 ANGER metaphors in Chinese | 第54-57页 |
| 4．3 SADNESS metaphors between English and Chinese | 第57-61页 |
| 4．3．1 SADNESS metaphors in English | 第57-59页 |
| 4．3．2 SADNESS metaphors in Chinese | 第59-61页 |
| 4．4 FEAR metaphors between English and Chinese | 第61-66页 |
| 4．4．1 FEAR metaphors in English | 第61-64页 |
| 4．4．2 FEAR metaphors in Chinese | 第64-66页 |
| Ⅴ． Similarities and Differences between English and Chinese in Emotion Metaphors from a Cultural Perspective | 第66-75页 |
| Ⅵ． Conclusion | 第75-76页 |
| Bibliography | 第76-79页 |
