| Abstract | 第5-7页 |
| 摘要 | 第8-13页 |
| Introduction | 第13-17页 |
| 0.1 Background of the Thesis | 第13-14页 |
| 0.2 Aims of the thesis | 第14-15页 |
| 0.3 Organization of the Thesis | 第15-17页 |
| Chapter 1 Literature Review | 第17-41页 |
| 1.1 Domestic and Overseas Research on Idioms | 第17-31页 |
| 1.1.1 Definitions of the Idioms | 第17-19页 |
| 1.1.2 Studies of Idioms in Chinese | 第19-25页 |
| 1.1.3 Studies of Idioms Overseas | 第25-31页 |
| 1.2 The Previous Research on Emotion Concepts | 第31-38页 |
| 1.2.1 General Aspects of Emotions | 第31-36页 |
| 1.2.2 Emotional Metaphor | 第36-38页 |
| 1.3 Limitation of Previous Studies | 第38-41页 |
| Chapter 2 Theoretical Framework | 第41-55页 |
| 2.1 Conceptual Metaphor Theory | 第41-48页 |
| 2.1.1 The Definition of Conceptual Metaphor | 第41-42页 |
| 2.1.2 The Working Mechanism of Conceptual Metaphor | 第42-44页 |
| 2.1.3 The Classification of Conceptual Metaphor | 第44-48页 |
| 2.2 Conceptual Metonymy Theory | 第48-52页 |
| 2.2.1 The Definition of Conceptual Metonymy | 第48-50页 |
| 2.2.2 The Classification of Conceptual Metonymy | 第50-52页 |
| 2.3 Metaphtonymy Theory | 第52-54页 |
| 2.4 Summary | 第54-55页 |
| Chapter 3 Metaphorical Processes of Chinese-English Idioms AboutSadness Emotion | 第55-79页 |
| 3.1 Source Domains in the Metaphorical Processes of GeneratingChinese-English Idioms About Sadness Emotion | 第56-63页 |
| 3.1.1 The Same Source Domains in Those Metaphorical GeneratingProcesses | 第56-59页 |
| 3.1.2 The Different Source Domains in Those MetaphoricalGenerating Processes | 第59-63页 |
| 3.2 Mapping Processes of Generating Chinese-English Idioms AboutSadness Emotion Based on Metaphor Theory | 第63-78页 |
| 3.2.1 Similar Mapping Processes Based on Same Metaphors | 第64-70页 |
| 3.2.2 Different Mapping Processes Based on Same and DifferentMetaphors | 第70-78页 |
| 3.3 Summary | 第78-79页 |
| Chapter 4 Metonymical Processes of Chinese-English Idioms AboutSadness Emotion | 第79-95页 |
| 4.1 Source Domains in the Metonymical Processes of GeneratingChinese-English Idioms About Sadness Emotion | 第79-84页 |
| 4.1.1 The Same Source Domains in Those Metonymical GeneratingProcesses | 第80-81页 |
| 4.1.2 The Different Source Domains in Those Metonymical GeneratingProcesses | 第81-84页 |
| 4.2 Projecting Processes of Generating Chinese-English Idioms AboutSadness Emotion Based on Metonymy Theory | 第84-92页 |
| 4.2.1 Similar Projecting Processes Based on Same Metonymies | 第85-88页 |
| 4.2.2 Different Projecting Processes Based on Same and DifferentMetonymies | 第88-92页 |
| 4.3 Summary | 第92-95页 |
| Chapter 5 The Causes of the Similarities and the Differences | 第95-103页 |
| 5.1 The Causes of Similarities | 第95-98页 |
| 5.1.1 Similar Physical Experience | 第96-97页 |
| 5.1.2 Similar Cognitive Method | 第97-98页 |
| 5.2 The Causes of Differences | 第98-101页 |
| 5.2.1 Different Language Types | 第98-99页 |
| 5.2.2 Different Culture | 第99-101页 |
| 5.3 Summary | 第101-103页 |
| Conclusion | 第103-109页 |
| Bibliography | 第109-118页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第118-119页 |
