| Acknowledgement | 第1-6页 |
| 摘要 | 第6-7页 |
| Abstract | 第7-9页 |
| Contents | 第9-11页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第11-16页 |
| ·Study Background | 第11-13页 |
| ·Objectives and Significance of the Study | 第13-14页 |
| ·Organization of the Thesis | 第14-16页 |
| Chapter Two Literature Review | 第16-30页 |
| ·The Traditional Metaphor Theory | 第16-19页 |
| ·The Contemporary Views of Metaphor | 第19-25页 |
| ·Cognitie Approach to Metaphor | 第19-20页 |
| ·The Classification of Conceptual Metaphor | 第20-25页 |
| ·The Systematicity of Conceptual Metaphor | 第25-26页 |
| ·The Universality and Cultural Variation of Metaphor | 第26-27页 |
| ·An Overview of Related Concpetual Metaphor Studies | 第27-30页 |
| ·Related Studies abroad | 第27-28页 |
| ·Related Studies in China | 第28-30页 |
| Chapter Three A Comparative Analysis on the Conceptual MetaphorsPolitical Discourses | 第30-55页 |
| ·The Conceptual Metaphors in the Chinese Political Discourse | 第30-41页 |
| ·The "Journey" Metaphors | 第30-34页 |
| ·The "War" Metaphors | 第34-35页 |
| ·The "Construction" Metaphors | 第35-37页 |
| ·The "Family" Metaphors | 第37-38页 |
| ·The "Organism" Metaphors | 第38-41页 |
| ·The Conceptual Metapors in the American Political Discourse | 第41-46页 |
| ·The "Joureny" Metaphors | 第41-43页 |
| ·The "War" Metaphors | 第43-44页 |
| ·The "Construction" Metaphors | 第44页 |
| ·The "Family" Metaphors | 第44-46页 |
| ·The "Organism" Metaphors | 第46页 |
| ·Discussion on Conceptual Metaphors in Two Discourses | 第46-49页 |
| ·Unique Conceptual Metaphors in the Two Discourses | 第49-55页 |
| ·Unique Metaphors in Chinese Political Discourse | 第49-53页 |
| ·Unique Metaphors in American Political Discourse | 第53-55页 |
| Chapter Four Accounts for the Similarities and Differences of ConceptualMetaphors in American and Chinese Political Discourses | 第55-62页 |
| ·Explanations of the Similarities of Conceptual Metaphors | 第55-56页 |
| ·Explanation of the Differences of Conceptual Metaphors | 第56-58页 |
| ·Functions of Conceptual Metaphors in the Selected Political Discourese | 第58-62页 |
| Chapter Five Conclusions | 第62-65页 |
| ·The Major Findings of the Study | 第62-63页 |
| ·The Limitations and Suggestions | 第63-65页 |
| Bibliography | 第65-67页 |
