| 摘要 | 第1-4页 |
| Abstract | 第4-8页 |
| Chapter 1 Introduction | 第8-14页 |
| ·Introduction to the Author | 第8页 |
| ·Frances Hodgson Burnett's The Secret Garden | 第8-10页 |
| ·Previous Research of The Secret Garden | 第10-13页 |
| ·Structure of the Thesis | 第13-14页 |
| Chapter 2 An Introduction to Conceptual Metaphor Theory | 第14-24页 |
| ·Definition and Basic Concepts of Conceptual Metaphor Theory | 第14-16页 |
| ·Definition | 第14页 |
| ·Basic Concepts of Conceptual Metaphor Theory | 第14-16页 |
| ·Three Kinds of Cognitive Conceptual Metaphor | 第16-19页 |
| ·Structural Metaphor | 第16-17页 |
| ·Ontological Metaphor | 第17-18页 |
| ·Orientational Metaphor | 第18-19页 |
| ·The Function of Conceptual Metaphor | 第19-20页 |
| ·Studies of Conceptual Metaphor in Literature | 第20-24页 |
| ·The Oversea Researches | 第20-22页 |
| ·The Researches in China | 第22-24页 |
| Chapter 3 The Physical State of People and the State of the Plants | 第24-31页 |
| ·Deserted People and Deserted Plants | 第24-27页 |
| ·The Deserted Plants | 第24-25页 |
| ·The Deserted People | 第25-27页 |
| ·People Being Found and Plant Being Found | 第27-31页 |
| ·The Plants Being Found | 第27-28页 |
| ·People Being Found | 第28-31页 |
| Chapter 4 The Mental State of People and the State of the Plants | 第31-39页 |
| ·Deserted Souls and Deserted Flowers | 第31-33页 |
| ·Psychological Lock and Physical Lock | 第33-34页 |
| ·Physical Lock | 第33页 |
| ·Psychological Lock | 第33-34页 |
| ·Souls Being Noticed and Flowers Being Noticed | 第34-37页 |
| ·The Flowers Being Noticed | 第35页 |
| ·The Souls Being Noticed | 第35-37页 |
| ·Purifying Souls and Blooming Flowers | 第37-39页 |
| Chapter 5 Conclusion | 第39-41页 |
| Bibliography | 第41-43页 |
| Publications during the Postgraduate Program | 第43-44页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第44-45页 |
