| Acknowledgement | 第1-7页 |
| Abstract | 第7-9页 |
| 摘要 | 第9-13页 |
| Chapter 1 Introduction | 第13-19页 |
| ·The Background of the Study | 第13-15页 |
| ·The Significance of the Study | 第15-17页 |
| ·The Overall Structure of the Thesis | 第17-19页 |
| Chapter 2 Literature Review | 第19-34页 |
| ·Previous Researches of Metaphor | 第19-28页 |
| ·Overseas Researches | 第19-24页 |
| ·Domestic Researches | 第24-28页 |
| ·Previous Researches of Emotion Metaphor | 第28-32页 |
| ·Overseas Researches | 第29-30页 |
| ·Domestic Researches | 第30-32页 |
| ·Summary | 第32-34页 |
| Chapter 3 Theoretical Framework and Research | 第34-44页 |
| ·Theoretical Framework | 第34-42页 |
| ·Conceptual Metaphor | 第34-40页 |
| ·The Working Mechanism of Conceptual Metaphor | 第40-42页 |
| ·Research Methods and Data Collection | 第42-44页 |
| ·Research Method | 第42-43页 |
| ·Data Collection | 第43-44页 |
| Chapter 4 Discussion | 第44-81页 |
| ·The Cognitive Emotion Experience of Emotion Metaphor | 第44-58页 |
| ·Emotion is Weather | 第44-48页 |
| ·Emotion is Liquid in the Container | 第48-50页 |
| ·Emotion is Cold and Heat | 第50-53页 |
| ·Emotion is Color | 第53-56页 |
| ·Emotion is Space | 第56-58页 |
| ·The Cognitive Comparison between Chinese and English Emotion Metaphor | 第58-75页 |
| ·The Comparative Study of Happiness Metaphor in Chinese and English | 第59-62页 |
| ·The Same Cognitive Types | 第59-61页 |
| ·Different Cognitive Types | 第61-62页 |
| ·The Comparative Study of Anger Metaphor in Chinese and English | 第62-66页 |
| ·The Same Cognitive Types | 第62-64页 |
| ·Different Cognitive Types | 第64-66页 |
| ·The Comparative Study of Sadness Metaphor in Chinese and English | 第66-68页 |
| ·The Same Cognitive Types | 第66-67页 |
| ·Different Cognitive Types | 第67-68页 |
| ·The Comparative Study of Fear Metaphor in Chinese and English | 第68-71页 |
| ·The Same Cognitive Types | 第68-70页 |
| ·Different Cognitive Types | 第70-71页 |
| ·The Comparative Study of Love Metaphor in Chinese and English | 第71-75页 |
| ·The Same Cognitive Types | 第71-73页 |
| ·Different Cognitive Types | 第73-75页 |
| ·Causes of Different English and Chinese Emotion Metaphor | 第75-81页 |
| ·Different Natural Environment | 第75-77页 |
| ·Different Values | 第77-78页 |
| ·Different Religions | 第78-79页 |
| ·Different Social Activities | 第79-81页 |
| Chapter 5 Conclusion | 第81-83页 |
| ·Major Findings | 第81-82页 |
| ·Limitations and Suggestions for Further Study | 第82-83页 |
| References | 第83-87页 |
