| Acknowledgements | 第4-5页 |
| Abstract | 第5-6页 |
| 摘要 | 第7-8页 |
| Contents | 第8-10页 |
| Chapter 1 Introduction | 第10-14页 |
| 1.1 Background of this Research | 第10-11页 |
| 1.2 Objective and Questions of this Research | 第11页 |
| 1.3 Significance of this Research | 第11-13页 |
| 1.4 Organization of the Thesis | 第13-14页 |
| Chapter 2 Literature Review | 第14-27页 |
| 2.1 The Theory of Metaphor | 第14-19页 |
| 2.1.1 The Nature and Definition of Metaphor | 第14-17页 |
| 2.1.2 The Classification of Metaphor | 第17-19页 |
| 2.2 The Studies on Conceptual Metaphor | 第19-22页 |
| 2.2.1 The Studies on Conceptual Metaphor in Linguistics | 第19-21页 |
| 2.2.2 The Studies on Conceptual Metaphor beyond Linguistics | 第21-22页 |
| 2.3 The Studies on the Legal Lexicon | 第22-27页 |
| 2.3.1 The Studies on the Legal Lexicon Abroad | 第22-23页 |
| 2.3.2 Studies on the Legal Lexicon at Home | 第23-27页 |
| Chapter 3 Mapping Process of the Legal Lexicon | 第27-49页 |
| 3.1 Discussion on the Definition and the Classification of the Legal Lexicon | 第27-28页 |
| 3.1.1 Discussion on the Definition of the Legal Lexicon | 第27-28页 |
| 3.1.2 Discussion on the Classification of Legal Lexicon | 第28页 |
| 3.2 Construction of the Mapping Process of the Legal Lexicon | 第28-41页 |
| 3.2.1 The Construction of the Mapping Process in the Conceptual Metaphor Theory | 第30-40页 |
| 3.2.2 The Legal Context Related to the Mapping Process | 第40-41页 |
| 3.3 The Mapping Process of the Legal Lexicon in the Legal English and in the Legal Chinese | 第41-49页 |
| 3.3.1 The Mapping Process of the Legal Lexicon in Legal English | 第42-45页 |
| 3.3.2 The Mapping Process of the Legal Lexicon in the Legal Chinese | 第45-49页 |
| Chapter 4 The Applied Study of Conceptual Metaphor | 第49-61页 |
| 4.1 The Applied Study of Conceptual Metaphor in the Teaching of the Legal English Lexicon | 第49-54页 |
| 4.1.1 The Conceptual Metaphor and the Learning of Legal English Lexicon | 第50-52页 |
| 4.1.2 The Conceptual Metaphor and the Discrimination of the Legal English Lexicon | 第52-54页 |
| 4.2 The Applied Study of the Conceptual Metaphor in the Legal English Translation | 第54-61页 |
| 4.2.1 Comparison of Metaphor in the Chinese Criminal Law and Its English Version | 第54-56页 |
| 4.2.2 Discussion on the Translation from the Perspective of the Conceptual Metaphor | 第56-61页 |
| Chapter 5 Conclusion | 第61-63页 |
| 5.1 Summary of the Thesis | 第61-62页 |
| 5.2 Limitations of the Thesis | 第62页 |
| 5.3 Implications | 第62-63页 |
| References | 第63-67页 |
