| Ackowledgements | 第1-7页 |
| Abstract(in English) | 第7-10页 |
| Abstract(in Chinese) | 第10-14页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第14-17页 |
| Chapter Two Metaphor | 第17-30页 |
| ·the traditional view | 第17-20页 |
| ·a more contemporary view | 第20-23页 |
| ·what is behind this change | 第22-23页 |
| ·the contemporary theory of metaphor | 第23-30页 |
| ·how metaphors work | 第26-28页 |
| ·the experiential basis of metaphors and their realizations | 第28-30页 |
| Chapter Three The Cultural Dimension of Metaphor | 第30-36页 |
| ·the range of target | 第31页 |
| ·the scope of source | 第31-32页 |
| ·preferential conceptualization | 第32-33页 |
| ·a culturally unique conceptual metaphor | 第33-36页 |
| Chapter Four Metaphoric Competence | 第36-45页 |
| ·a brief literature review on metaphoric competence | 第36-44页 |
| ·Gardner & Winner | 第36-38页 |
| ·Graham D.Low | 第38-40页 |
| ·Jeannette Littlemore | 第40-42页 |
| ·James P.Lantolf | 第42-43页 |
| ·Jiang Nan | 第43-44页 |
| ·toward a working definition of metaphoric competence | 第44-45页 |
| Chapter Five The Experiment | 第45-58页 |
| ·purpose of the experiment | 第45页 |
| ·design of the experiment | 第45-47页 |
| ·subjects | 第47页 |
| ·administering the test | 第47-48页 |
| ·data analysis and findings | 第48-58页 |
| Chapter Six Implications for Teaching and Limitations of the Study | 第58-66页 |
| ·implications for teaching:some preliminary suggestions | 第58-63页 |
| ·limitations of the study and suggested research | 第63-64页 |
| ·conclusion | 第64-66页 |
| Appendix | 第66-76页 |
| Appendix 1 An English Metaphoric Competence Test and Suggested Answers | 第66-72页 |
| Appendix 2 Sample Students Writings | 第72-76页 |
| References | 第76-77页 |
