| 摘要 | 第1-6页 |
| Abstract | 第6-9页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第9-15页 |
| ·Background of the Research | 第9-11页 |
| ·Purpose and Significance | 第11-13页 |
| ·Methodology | 第13-15页 |
| Chapter two Literature Review | 第15-21页 |
| ·Metaphor's Research at Home and Abroad | 第15-18页 |
| ·Plant Metaphor's Research at Home and Abroad | 第18-21页 |
| Chapter Three Theoretical Framework | 第21-31页 |
| ·Cognitive Study on Metaphor | 第21-22页 |
| ·Conceptual Metaphor | 第22-29页 |
| ·Cross-Domain Mapping | 第24-26页 |
| ·Classification of Conceptual Metaphor | 第26-27页 |
| ·Functions of Conceptual Metaphor | 第27-29页 |
| ·Metaphor and Culture | 第29-31页 |
| Chapter Four Mapping Models of Plant Metaphors | 第31-51页 |
| ·Prerequisites of Plant Metaphors | 第31-33页 |
| ·Static Plant Metaphors | 第33-42页 |
| ·Mapped onto Plant's Components | 第34-38页 |
| ·Mapping onto Various Plants | 第38-42页 |
| ·Dynamic Plant Metaphors | 第42-51页 |
| ·Mapping onto Growing Process of Plants | 第42-48页 |
| ·Mapping onto Cultivating Process of Plants | 第48-51页 |
| Chapter Five Contrastive Analysis of Plant Metaphors between Chinese and English | 第51-60页 |
| ·Data Analysis | 第52-57页 |
| ·Same Plants, Different Connotations | 第52-54页 |
| ·Different Plants, Same Connotations | 第54-55页 |
| ·Unique Plant Metaphors in Chinese | 第55-56页 |
| ·Unique Plant Metaphors in English | 第56-57页 |
| ·Cultural Influence on Metaphor Understanding | 第57-60页 |
| Chapter Six Conclusion | 第60-62页 |
| ·Major Findings | 第60-61页 |
| ·Limitations and Future Research Direction | 第61-62页 |
| Bibliography | 第62-65页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第65-66页 |
| Main Work Achievement of the Author during Working on Master Paper | 第66页 |
