| Abstract | 第1-5页 |
| 摘要 | 第5-8页 |
| 1 Introduction | 第8-13页 |
| ·Purpose of the study | 第9-10页 |
| ·Significance of the study | 第10-11页 |
| ·Layout of the thesis | 第11-13页 |
| 2 Literature Review | 第13-25页 |
| ·Conceptual theory of metaphor | 第14-19页 |
| ·Conceptual metaphor | 第15-17页 |
| ·Classification of conceptual metaphor | 第17-19页 |
| ·Characteristics of conceptual metaphor | 第19页 |
| ·Economic reports | 第19-25页 |
| ·Features of economic reports | 第20-22页 |
| ·Previous studies of conceptual metaphor in economic report | 第22-25页 |
| 3 Research Methodology | 第25-28页 |
| ·Data collection | 第25-26页 |
| ·Research procedure | 第26-28页 |
| 4 Conceptual Metaphors in English and Chinese Economic Report | 第28-57页 |
| ·Data analysis | 第28-40页 |
| ·The up/down metaphor | 第29-31页 |
| ·The liquid metaphor | 第31-32页 |
| ·The container metaphor | 第32-33页 |
| ·The family metaphor | 第33-34页 |
| ·The war metaphor | 第34-36页 |
| ·The journey metaphor | 第36-40页 |
| ·Discussion of research result | 第40-49页 |
| ·A comparative study of orientational metaphor in English and Chinese economic report | 第40-43页 |
| ·A comparative study of ontological metaphors in English and Chinese economic report | 第43-46页 |
| ·A comparative study of structural metaphors in English and Chinese economic report | 第46-49页 |
| ·Discussion of the relationship between culture and conceptual metaphor | 第49-52页 |
| ·Commonality of conceptual metaphors in different cultures | 第50-51页 |
| ·Specialty of conceptual metaphors in different cultures | 第51-52页 |
| ·The source domain of conceptual metaphors in different culture | 第52-53页 |
| ·The relationship between physical experience and culture in conceptual metaphor | 第53-57页 |
| 5 Conclusion | 第57-62页 |
| ·Major findings | 第57-58页 |
| ·Summary and implications | 第58页 |
| ·Limitations and suggestions for further study | 第58-62页 |
| Bibliography | 第62-64页 |
| Acknowledgments | 第64-65页 |
| 攻读硕士学位期间发表的论文 | 第65-68页 |
| 附录1 | 第68-75页 |
