| Abstract | 第1-7页 |
| 摘要 | 第7-8页 |
| Contents | 第8-10页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第10-15页 |
| ·Research Background | 第10-13页 |
| ·Research Methodology | 第13页 |
| ·The Aim of the Thesis | 第13-15页 |
| Chapter Two Literature Review of Metaphor Study at Home and in Abroad | 第15-22页 |
| ·Literature Review of Metaphor Study in Abroad | 第15-17页 |
| ·Literature Review of Metaphor Study at Home | 第17-19页 |
| ·Contrastive Review of Metaphor Study in English and Chinese | 第19-22页 |
| Chapter Three Cognitive Study of Metaphor | 第22-40页 |
| ·Definition of Metaphor | 第22-24页 |
| ·Relevant Theory of Metaphorical Cognition | 第24-25页 |
| ·Characteristics of Metaphor | 第25-32页 |
| ·Cognitive Nature of Metaphor | 第26-28页 |
| ·Universal Nature of Metaphor | 第28-30页 |
| ·Systemic Nature of Metaphor | 第30-32页 |
| ·The Classification of Cognitive Metaphor | 第32-37页 |
| ·Generality and Personality of National Metaphor in English and Chinese | 第37-40页 |
| Chapter Four Cognitive Contrastive Study of Space Metaphor in English and Chinese | 第40-55页 |
| ·The Space Metaphor of Cognition | 第40-44页 |
| ·Cognitive Comparison of Quantity of Space Metaphor in English and Chinese | 第44-45页 |
| ·Cognitive Comparison of State of Space Metaphor in English and Chinese | 第45-47页 |
| ·Cognitive Comparison of Social Relations of Space Metaphor in English and Chinese | 第47-51页 |
| ·Cognitive Comparison of Social Power Relation of Space Metaphor in English and Chinese | 第47-49页 |
| ·Cognitive Comparison of Friend or Stranger Relation of Space Metaphor in English and Chinese | 第49-51页 |
| ·Cognitive Comparison of Time as Space Metaphor in English and Chinese | 第51-53页 |
| ·Cognitive Comparison of Scope of Space Metaphor in English and Chinese | 第53-55页 |
| Chapter Five Conclusion | 第55-58页 |
| ·Suggestions for English Teaching | 第55-57页 |
| ·Conclusion of This Thesis | 第57-58页 |
| Bibliography | 第58-60页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第60页 |
