| Abstract | 第2-3页 |
| 摘要 | 第4-5页 |
| 中文文摘 | 第5-10页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第10-14页 |
| 1.1 The Purpose and Significance of the Study | 第10-11页 |
| 1.2 Research Design | 第11页 |
| 1.3 Methodology and Data Collection | 第11-13页 |
| 1.4 Structure of the Thesis | 第13-14页 |
| Chapter Two Literature Review | 第14-24页 |
| 2.1 Research on Metaphor | 第14-19页 |
| 2.1.1 Metaphor Research Abroad | 第14-17页 |
| 2.1.2 Metaphor Research at Home | 第17-19页 |
| 2.2 Research on Weather-As-Source Metaphors | 第19-24页 |
| 2.2.1 The Study of Weather-As-Source Metaphors in China | 第19-21页 |
| 2.2.2 The Study of Weather-As-Source Metaphors Abroad | 第21页 |
| 2.2.3 Summary | 第21-24页 |
| Chapter Three A Contrastive Analysis of Weather-As-Source Metaphors betweenEnglish and Chinese | 第24-50页 |
| 3.1 The Metaphorical Mappings from Weather to Human Themselves | 第25-35页 |
| 3.1.1 Similarities of the Metaphorical Mappings from Weather to Human Themselves in English and Chinese | 第25-32页 |
| 3.1.2 Differences of the Metaphorical Mappings from Weather to Human Themselves in English an Chinese | 第32-34页 |
| 3.1.3 Summary | 第34-35页 |
| 3.2 The Metaphorical Mappings from Weather to Man's Situation | 第35-39页 |
| 3.2.1 Similarities of the Metaphorical Mappings from Weather to Man's Situation in English and Chinese | 第35-37页 |
| 3.2.2 Differences of the Metaphorical Mappings from Weather to Man’s Situation in English and Chinese | 第37-38页 |
| 3.2.3 Summary | 第38-39页 |
| 3.3 The Metaphorical Mappings from Weather to Personal Life | 第39-44页 |
| 3.3.1 Similarities of the Metaphorical Mappings from Weather to Personal Life in English and Chinese | 第39-42页 |
| 3.3.2 Differences of the Metaphorical Mappings from Weather to Personal Life in English and Chinese | 第42-43页 |
| 3.3.3 Summary | 第43-44页 |
| 3.4 The Metaphorical Mappings from Weather to Social Life | 第44-50页 |
| 3.4.1 Similarities of the Metaphorical Mappings from Weather to Social Life in English and Chinese | 第44-47页 |
| 3.4.2 Differences of the Metaphorical Mappings from Weather to Social Life in English and Chinese | 第47-49页 |
| 3.4.3 Summary | 第49-50页 |
| Chapter Four Causes for the Similarities and Differences of Weather-As-SourceMetaphors in English and Chinese | 第50-56页 |
| 4.1 Causes for the Similarities of Weather-As-Source Metaphors in English and Chinese | 第50-52页 |
| 4.1.1 The Similar Bodily Experience | 第50-51页 |
| 4.1.2 The Similar Cognitive Models | 第51-52页 |
| 4.2 Causes for the Differences of Weather-As-Source Metaphors in English and Chinese | 第52-56页 |
| 4.2.1 Influence of Geographic Features | 第52-53页 |
| 4.2.2 Influence of National Personality and Sense of Worth | 第53-54页 |
| 4.2.3 Influence of Social Development | 第54页 |
| 4.2.4 Influence of Traditional Philosophy | 第54-56页 |
| Chapter Five Conclusion | 第56-60页 |
| 5.1 Main Findings and Significance | 第56-57页 |
| 5.2 Limitations and Suggestions | 第57-60页 |
| References | 第60-64页 |
| 攻读学位期间承担的科研任务与主要成果 | 第64-66页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第66-68页 |
| 个人简历 | 第68-72页 |
