| 摘要 | 第1-5页 |
| Abstract | 第5-7页 |
| List of Figures | 第7-8页 |
| List of Tables | 第8-11页 |
| Chapter 1 Introduction | 第11-14页 |
| ·Purpose of the Study | 第11-12页 |
| ·Methodology and Data Collection | 第12-13页 |
| ·Organization of the Thesis | 第13-14页 |
| Chapter 2 Current Studies of Conceptual Metaphors in Political Discourse | 第14-23页 |
| ·Studies on Conceptual Metaphors in General Political Discourse | 第14-19页 |
| ·Monolingual Studies on Conceptual Metaphors in Political Discourse | 第14-18页 |
| ·Contrastive Studies of Conceptual Metaphors in English and Chinese Political Discourse | 第18-19页 |
| ·Studies on Conceptual Metaphors in Government Reports | 第19-21页 |
| ·Studies on American and Chinese Government Reports | 第19-21页 |
| ·Conceptual Metaphors in American and Chinese Government Reports | 第21页 |
| ·Comment on the Current Studies of Conceptual Metaphors in Political Discourse | 第21-23页 |
| Chapter 3 Theoretical Basis of the Study | 第23-31页 |
| ·Introduction | 第23页 |
| ·Theory of Conceptual Metaphor | 第23-27页 |
| ·Nature of Conceptual Metaphor | 第24-25页 |
| ·Working Mechanism of Conceptual Metaphor | 第25-26页 |
| ·Functions of Conceptual Metaphor | 第26-27页 |
| ·Critical Metaphor Analysis (CMA) | 第27-29页 |
| ·Definition of CMA | 第28-29页 |
| ·Procedures of CMA | 第29页 |
| ·Summary | 第29-31页 |
| Chapter 4 Data Analysis Based on the Corpus | 第31-48页 |
| ·Introduction | 第31页 |
| ·Data Description | 第31-43页 |
| ·Universal Conceptual Metaphors | 第34-37页 |
| ·Conceptual Metaphors Specific to Each Language | 第37-39页 |
| ·Diachronic Changes of Conceptual Metaphors | 第39-43页 |
| ·Causes of the Similarities and Differences | 第43-45页 |
| ·Metaphor and Body Experience | 第43-44页 |
| ·Metaphor and Culture | 第44-45页 |
| ·Metaphor and Society | 第45页 |
| ·Reasons for the Diachronic Changes | 第45-47页 |
| ·Metaphor and Economy | 第45-46页 |
| ·Metaphor and Values | 第46-47页 |
| ·Summary | 第47-48页 |
| Chapter 5 Role of Conceptual Metaphors in Government Reports and Implications of the Study | 第48-56页 |
| ·Introduction | 第48页 |
| ·Role of Conceptual Metaphors in Government Reports | 第48-52页 |
| ·Role of Persuasion | 第49页 |
| ·Highlighting and Hiding Role | 第49-50页 |
| ·Role of Modulating Emotions | 第50-51页 |
| ·Role of Displaying Political Attitudes | 第51-52页 |
| ·Implications of the Study | 第52-55页 |
| ·Implication for Cross-cultural Communication | 第52-53页 |
| ·Implication for Translation | 第53页 |
| ·Implication for Language Teaching | 第53-54页 |
| ·Implication for Comprehension of Political Language | 第54-55页 |
| ·Summary | 第55-56页 |
| Chapter 6 Conclusion | 第56-58页 |
| ·Summary and Major Findings of the Study | 第56-57页 |
| ·Limitations of the Study and Prospects for Further Research | 第57-58页 |
| Bibliography | 第58-63页 |
| Appendix | 第63-65页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第65-66页 |
| Publication | 第66页 |
