| 摘要 | 第1-7页 |
| Abstract | 第7-10页 |
| Table of Contents | 第10-13页 |
| List of Tables | 第13-14页 |
| Abbreviations | 第14-15页 |
| Chapter 1 Introduction | 第15-18页 |
| Chapter 2 Literature Review | 第18-35页 |
| ·Word Attack Strategies(WASs) from a Cognitive View | 第18-21页 |
| ·Role of WASs in Vocabulary Learning(VL) | 第19-20页 |
| ·Role of WASs in Reading | 第20-21页 |
| ·Cognitive Studies on English Idiom Comprehension | 第21-33页 |
| ·An Overview of Studies on L1 and L2 Idiom Comprehension | 第22-30页 |
| ·An Important Strategy Used in English Idiom Comprehension—Conceptual Metaphor | 第30-33页 |
| ·Researches Related to the Difference of Good/Poor ESL Learners | 第33-35页 |
| ·Researches Related to Good/Poor Learners in Their Use of Language Learning Strategies(LLSs) | 第33页 |
| ·Researches Related to Good/poor Learners in Their WAS Ability | 第33-35页 |
| Chapter 3 Research Design | 第35-48页 |
| ·Research Questions and Hypothesis | 第35-36页 |
| ·Subjects | 第36页 |
| ·Materials | 第36-39页 |
| ·Criteria on the Selection of the Idioms | 第37-38页 |
| ·Idioms Used in the Experiment | 第38-39页 |
| ·Methodology | 第39-44页 |
| ·Think-aloud | 第39-43页 |
| ·Translation from L2 to L1 | 第43页 |
| ·Interview | 第43-44页 |
| ·Procedures of the Experiment | 第44-48页 |
| ·Pilot Study | 第44-45页 |
| ·Process of Data Collection | 第45-48页 |
| Chapter 4 Research Results and the Analysis | 第48-63页 |
| ·The Analysis of the Data Collected from Think-aloud | 第48-56页 |
| ·The Non-literal Idiom Comprehension Strategies Identified from Think-aloud | 第48-53页 |
| ·The Analysis of the Strategies Identified | 第53-55页 |
| ·Answer to Research Question One | 第55-56页 |
| ·The Analysis of the Data Collected from the Idiom Comprehension Test | 第56-58页 |
| ·The Collection of the Data from the Test | 第56-57页 |
| ·The Analysis of the Data Collected | 第57页 |
| ·Answer to Research Question Two | 第57-58页 |
| ·The Analysis of the Data Collected from the Interview | 第58-63页 |
| ·The Collection and Analysis of the Interview Results | 第58页 |
| ·Answers to Research Question Three and Four | 第58-63页 |
| Chapter 5 Conclusions | 第63-70页 |
| ·Major Findings | 第63-66页 |
| ·Pedagogical Implications | 第66-68页 |
| ·Limitations and Suggestion for Further Research | 第68-70页 |
| References | 第70-74页 |
| Appendix 1 Rating the Obscurity of Each Non-literal Idiom | 第74-75页 |
| Appendix 2 The Non-literal Idioms Selected for the Think-aloud Experiment | 第75-76页 |
| Appendix 3 What is Think-aloud | 第76-77页 |
| Appendix 4 Idioms in Context and the Conceptual Metaphors Motivating the Idioms | 第77-78页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第78页 |
