| 摘要 | 第4-5页 |
| Abstract | 第5-6页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第9-14页 |
| 1.1 Research Background | 第9-11页 |
| 1.2 Significance of the Study | 第11-12页 |
| 1.3 Organization of the Thesis | 第12-14页 |
| Chapter Two Literature Review | 第14-21页 |
| 2.1 Studies of Metaphor in English Language Teaching and Learning | 第14-18页 |
| 2.1.1 Studies Abroad | 第14-16页 |
| 2.1.2 Studies at Home | 第16-18页 |
| 2.2 Studies of Metaphor Use in English Writing | 第18-20页 |
| 2.3 Evaluation and Comment on the Previous Studies | 第20-21页 |
| Chapter Three Theoretical Framework | 第21-32页 |
| 3.1 Conceptual Metaphor Theory | 第21-29页 |
| 3.1.1 The Nature of Metaphor | 第22页 |
| 3.1.2 The Structure of Metaphor | 第22-23页 |
| 3.1.3 Identification of Metaphor | 第23-27页 |
| 3.1.3.1 The Structural Metaphor | 第23-24页 |
| 3.1.3.2 The Orientational Metaphor | 第24页 |
| 3.1.3.3 The Ontological Metaphor | 第24-27页 |
| 3.1.4 Classification of Metaphor | 第27-29页 |
| 3.1.4.1 Conceptual Metaphor and Linguistic Metaphor | 第27-28页 |
| 3.1.4.2 Conventional Metaphor and Novel Metaphor | 第28-29页 |
| 3.2 Metaphoric Competence Theory | 第29-32页 |
| 3.2.1 Conceptual Fluency | 第29-30页 |
| 3.2.2 Metaphoric Competence | 第30-31页 |
| 3.2.3 Metaphoric Competence,Linguistic Competence and Communicative Competence | 第31-32页 |
| Chapter Four Research Design | 第32-36页 |
| 4.1 Research Goals and Research Questions | 第32-33页 |
| 4.2 Data Collection | 第33页 |
| 4.3 Research Procedures | 第33-36页 |
| Chapter Five Results and Discussion | 第36-66页 |
| 5.1 The Analysis of Writings under the First Title in the Corpus | 第36-48页 |
| 5.1.1 Source Domain:CONTAINER | 第37-40页 |
| 5.1.1.1 The Analysis of the "SOCIETY IS A CONTAINER" Metaphor | 第37-39页 |
| 5.1.1.2 The Analysis of the "CAMPUS IS A CONTAINER" Metaphor | 第39-40页 |
| 5.1.2 Source Domain:MOVING OBJECT | 第40-42页 |
| 5.1.3 Source Domain:UNKNOWN OBJECT | 第42-43页 |
| 5.1.4 Source Domain:MONEY | 第43-44页 |
| 5.1.5 Source Domain:POWER | 第44页 |
| 5.1.6 Source Domain:FORCES | 第44-45页 |
| 5.1.7 The Analysis of the "MORE IS UP" and "LESS IS DOWN" Metaphor | 第45-48页 |
| 5.1.8 A Short Summary of the Analysis under the First Title | 第48页 |
| 5.2 The Analysis of Writings under the Second Title in the Corpus | 第48-52页 |
| 5.2.1 Source Domain:MONEY | 第48-49页 |
| 5.2.2 Source Domain:MOVING OBJECT | 第49页 |
| 5.2.3 The Analysis of the "MORE IS UP" and "LESS IS DOWN" Metaphor | 第49-52页 |
| 5.2.3.1 The Analysis of the "MORE IS UP" Metaphor | 第49-51页 |
| 5.2.3.2 The Analysis of the "LESS IS DOWN" Metaphor | 第51-52页 |
| 5.2.4 A Short Summary of the Analysis under the Second Title | 第52页 |
| 5.3 The Analysis of Writings under the Third Title in the Corpus | 第52-59页 |
| 5.3.1 Source Domain:MOVING OBJECT | 第53页 |
| 5.3.2 Source Domain:JOURNEY | 第53-54页 |
| 5.3.3 Source Domain:FORCES | 第54-55页 |
| 5.3.4 The Analysis of the "MORE IS UP" and "LESS IS DOWN" Metaphor | 第55-58页 |
| 5.3.4.1 The Analysis of the "MORE IS UP" Metaphor | 第55-57页 |
| 5.3.4.2 The Analysis of the "LESS IS DOWN" Metaphor | 第57-58页 |
| 5.3.5 The Analysis of the "SEEING IS BELIEVING" Metaphor | 第58页 |
| 5.3.6 A Short Summary of the Analysis under the Third Title | 第58-59页 |
| 5.4 The Analysis of Writings under the Fourth Title in the Corpus | 第59-65页 |
| 5.4.1 Source Domain:MONEY | 第59-61页 |
| 5.4.2 Source Domain:FORCES | 第61-62页 |
| 5.4.3 The Analysis of the "MORE IS UP" and "LESS IS DOWN" Metaphor | 第62-65页 |
| 5.4.3.1 The Analysis of the "MORE IS UP" Metaphor | 第62-63页 |
| 5.4.3.2 The Analysis of the "LESS IS DOWN" Metaphor | 第63-65页 |
| 5.4.4 A Short Summary of the Analysis under the Fourth Title | 第65页 |
| 5.5 Summary of the Previous Analyses under All Four Titles in the Corpus | 第65-66页 |
| Chapter Six Conclusion | 第66-70页 |
| 6.1 Major Findings | 第66-67页 |
| 6.2 Implications | 第67-68页 |
| 6.3 Limitations and Suggestions for Further Research | 第68-70页 |
| References | 第70-75页 |
| Appendix | 第75-97页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第97页 |
