| ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS | 第4-5页 |
| Abstract | 第5-6页 |
| 摘要 | 第7-12页 |
| Chapter One Introdaction | 第12-20页 |
| 1.1 Research Background | 第12-18页 |
| 1.1.1 Metaphor and Its Translation | 第12-13页 |
| 1.1.2 The Book of Poetry and Its Translation | 第13-18页 |
| 1.2 Scope of the Thesis | 第18页 |
| 1.3 Structure of the Thesis | 第18-20页 |
| Chapter Two Literature Review | 第20-30页 |
| 2.1 Previous Studies on Plant Metaphors | 第20-24页 |
| 2.2 Previous Studies on Cognitive Translation of Conceptual Metaphors | 第24-30页 |
| Chapter Three Cognitive Analysis of Plant Metaphors | 第30-59页 |
| 3.1 Cognitive Insights into Plant Metaphors | 第30-50页 |
| 3.1.1 Philosophical Basis: Experientialism | 第30-32页 |
| 3.1.2 Working Mechanism | 第32-34页 |
| 3.1.3 Similarities between Source Domain and Target Domain | 第34-36页 |
| 3.1.4 Mapping Models | 第36-38页 |
| 3.1.5 Similarities and Differences of Plant Metaphors in English and Chinese | 第38-48页 |
| 3.1.5.1 Mapping from Plant Domain to Human Being Domain | 第40-45页 |
| 3.1.5.2 Mapping from Plant Domain to Thing Domain | 第45-48页 |
| 3.1.6 Summary | 第48-50页 |
| 3.2 Plant Metaphors in The Book of Poetry | 第50-59页 |
| 3.2.1 Daily Practice | 第50-51页 |
| 3.2.2 Customs | 第51-53页 |
| 3.2.3 Aesthetic Values | 第53-55页 |
| 3.2.4 Religious Life | 第55-57页 |
| 3.2.5 Summary | 第57-59页 |
| Chapter Four Cognitive Analysis of Xu's Translation of Plant Metaphors in The Book ofPoetry | 第59-83页 |
| 4.1 Cognitive Translation of Metaphors | 第59-66页 |
| 4.1.1 Translatability of Metaphors | 第59-61页 |
| 4.1.2 Cognitive Process of Translating Metaphors | 第61-63页 |
| 4.1.3 Translation Strategies | 第63-66页 |
| 4.2 Xu's Cognitive Strategies for Translation of Plant Metaphors in The Book of Poetry | 第66-82页 |
| 4.2.1 Reproducing Identical Plant Image | 第67-70页 |
| 4.2.2 Translating Plant Metaphor by Metaphor plus Explanations | 第70-72页 |
| 4.2.3 Modifying Plant Image | 第72-78页 |
| 4.2.4 Converting Plant Metaphor to Sense | 第78-80页 |
| 4.2.5 Translating Plant Metaphor by Simile | 第80-81页 |
| 4.2.6 Adding Plant Metaphor | 第81-82页 |
| 4.3 Summary | 第82-83页 |
| Chapter Five Conclusion | 第83-87页 |
| 5.1 Major Findings | 第83-86页 |
| 5.2 Limitations and Suggestions for Future Research | 第86-87页 |
| References | 第87-93页 |
