| Acknowledgements | 第1-5页 |
| Abstract | 第5-7页 |
| 摘要 | 第7-9页 |
| Contents | 第9-10页 |
| List of Tables and Figures | 第10-11页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第11-14页 |
| ·A general introduction to the study | 第11页 |
| ·Necessity and significance of the study | 第11-12页 |
| ·Objectives of the study | 第12页 |
| ·Organization of the study | 第12-14页 |
| Chapter Two Literature Review | 第14-31页 |
| ·Previous studies of metaphor abroad | 第14-24页 |
| ·Studies of traditional metaphor | 第14-17页 |
| ·Studies of cognitive metaphor | 第17-24页 |
| ·Previous studies of metaphor at home | 第24-29页 |
| ·General study of metaphor at home | 第24-27页 |
| ·Contrastive study of metaphor at home | 第27-29页 |
| ·The studies involving "sea" | 第29-31页 |
| Chapter Three Methodology | 第31-35页 |
| ·Research questions | 第31页 |
| ·Data collection | 第31-32页 |
| ·Identification of metaphors | 第32-33页 |
| ·Procedure of data analysis | 第33-35页 |
| Chapter Four Results and Discussion | 第35-71页 |
| ·The working mechanism of "sea" metaphors in English and Chinese | 第35-37页 |
| ·General view of the uses of "sea" metaphors | 第37-40页 |
| ·A comparison of "sea" metaphors in English and Chinese | 第40-65页 |
| ·Major types of "sea" metaphors in English and Chinese | 第40-42页 |
| ·Similarities of "sea" metaphors between English and Chinese | 第42-52页 |
| ·Differences between English and Chinese "sea" metaphors | 第52-65页 |
| ·Discussion | 第65-71页 |
| ·Causes of the similarities of "sea" metaphor in English and Chinese | 第66-67页 |
| ·Causes of the differences of "sea" metaphor between English and Chinese | 第67-71页 |
| Chapter Five Conclusion | 第71-75页 |
| ·Main findings of the study | 第71-72页 |
| ·Implications of the study | 第72-73页 |
| ·Limitations and suggestions for further study | 第73-75页 |
| Works Cited | 第75-77页 |
| Publication | 第77页 |
