| ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS | 第5-6页 |
| ABSTRACT | 第6-7页 |
| 摘要 | 第8-14页 |
| Chapter One INTRODUCTION | 第14-18页 |
| 1.1 Background of the Study | 第14-15页 |
| 1.2 Significance of the Study | 第15-16页 |
| 1.3 Organization of the Thesis | 第16-18页 |
| Chapter Two LITERATURE REVIEW | 第18-28页 |
| 2.1 Review of Metaphor Studies | 第18-25页 |
| 2.1.1 The Rhetoric View on Metaphor | 第19-20页 |
| 2.1.2 The Semantic View on Metaphor | 第20-21页 |
| 2.1.3 The Cognitive View on Metaphor | 第21-25页 |
| 2.2 Previous Studies on Sports News | 第25-26页 |
| 2.3 Limitations of the Previous Studies | 第26-28页 |
| Chapter Three THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK | 第28-40页 |
| 3.1 Classification of Conceptual Metaphor | 第28-32页 |
| 3.1.1 Structural Metaphor | 第28-29页 |
| 3.1.2 Orientational Metaphor | 第29-30页 |
| 3.1.3 Ontological Metaphor | 第30-32页 |
| 3.2 Working Mechanism of Conceptual Metaphor | 第32-34页 |
| 3.3 Properties of Conceptual Metaphor | 第34-40页 |
| 3.3.1 Ubiquity of Conceptual Metaphor | 第35-36页 |
| 3.3.2 Systematicity of Conceptual metaphors | 第36-37页 |
| 3.3.3 Cultural Coherence of Conceptual Metaphor | 第37-40页 |
| Chapter Four RESEARCH METHODOLOGY | 第40-44页 |
| 4.1 Research Questions | 第40页 |
| 4.2 Data Collection | 第40-41页 |
| 4.3 Research Procedure | 第41-44页 |
| Chapter Five A CONTRASTIVE STUDY OF THE REPORTS OF RIO OLYMPIC GAMES IN PEOPLE'S DAILY AND WASHINGTON POST | 第44-88页 |
| 5.1 The Distribution of Conceptual Metaphor in Both Reports | 第44-46页 |
| 5.2 Similarities and Differences of Conceptual Metaphor in Both Reports | 第46-82页 |
| 5.2.1 Similarities and Differences in Structural Metaphor | 第46-72页 |
| 5.2.2 Similarities and Differences in Orientational Metaphor | 第72-75页 |
| 5.2.3 Similarities and Differences in Ontological Metaphor | 第75-82页 |
| 5.3 Causes of Similarities and Differences of Conceptual Metaphor in Both Languages | 第82-88页 |
| 5.3.1 Causes of Similarities in Chinese and English Sports News Reports | 第82-84页 |
| 5.3.2 Causes of Differences in Chinese and English Sports News Reports | 第84-88页 |
| Chapter Six CONCLUSION | 第88-92页 |
| 6.1 Major Findings of the Study | 第88-89页 |
| 6.2 Implications | 第89-90页 |
| 6.3 Limitations and Suggestions for Further Study | 第90-92页 |
| REFERENCES | 第92-96页 |
| PUBISHED PAPERS | 第96-98页 |
| APPENDIX | 第98-103页 |
