| Acknowledgements | 第1-5页 |
| Abstract | 第5-7页 |
| 摘要 | 第7-10页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第10-14页 |
| ·Research background | 第10-11页 |
| ·Scope and methodology | 第11-12页 |
| ·The significance of this study | 第12页 |
| ·The arrangement of the thesis | 第12-14页 |
| Chapter Two Literature Review | 第14-23页 |
| ·Proverbs and culture | 第14-19页 |
| ·Definitions of proverbs | 第14-16页 |
| ·Cultural reflections behind English and Chinese proverbs | 第16-18页 |
| ·Previous studies on English and Chinese proverbs at home abroad | 第18-19页 |
| ·Vocabulary and culture | 第19-22页 |
| ·Relationship between vocabulary and culture | 第20-21页 |
| ·Previous studies on vocabulary and culture at home and abroad | 第21-22页 |
| ·Summary | 第22-23页 |
| Chapter Three Theoretical basis | 第23-34页 |
| ·Leech’s type of word meaning | 第23-26页 |
| ·Culturally-loaded words | 第26-33页 |
| ·Definitions of culturally-loaded words | 第26-28页 |
| ·Classifications of culturally-loaded words | 第28-30页 |
| ·Animal words and the cultural connotation | 第30-32页 |
| ·Cultural features of culturally-loaded words | 第32-33页 |
| ·Summary | 第33-34页 |
| Chapter Four Research Design | 第34-37页 |
| ·Data collection | 第34-35页 |
| ·Research methodology | 第35-36页 |
| ·Summary | 第36-37页 |
| Chapter Five Data analysis | 第37-50页 |
| ·Similarities and differences of animal words in English and proverbs | 第37-44页 |
| ·Similar or same meaning (associative meaning) of animal words in English and Chinese proverbs | 第37-41页 |
| ·Different associative meaning of animal words in English Chinese proverbs | 第41-43页 |
| ·Associative meaning of animal words in English and proverbs only existing in one language | 第43-44页 |
| ·Factors affecting cultural connotation of animal words in English Chinese proverbs | 第44-49页 |
| ·Geographical culture and living customs | 第45-46页 |
| ·Aesthetic value | 第46-47页 |
| ·Religious belief | 第47-48页 |
| ·Myth and fable | 第48-49页 |
| ·Summary | 第49-50页 |
| Chapter Six Discussions and conclusion | 第50-55页 |
| ·General summary | 第50-51页 |
| ·Implications of the study | 第51-53页 |
| ·Limitations of the study | 第53-54页 |
| ·Suggestions for further research | 第54-55页 |
| References | 第55-59页 |
