| Abstract | 第1-6页 |
| 摘要 | 第6-9页 |
| Chapter one Introduction | 第9-13页 |
| ·Necessity of the Research | 第9-11页 |
| ·The Assumption of the Research | 第11-12页 |
| ·The Structure of the Thesis | 第12-13页 |
| Chapter Two Literature Review and Theoretic Framework | 第13-34页 |
| ·Theories of Metaphor | 第13-20页 |
| ·Substitution Theory | 第13页 |
| ·Comparison Theory | 第13-14页 |
| ·Interaction Theory | 第14-15页 |
| ·The Theory of Conceptual Metaphor | 第15-20页 |
| ·A Cultural Perspective | 第20-25页 |
| ·The Definition of Culture | 第20-21页 |
| ·The Cultural Factors and Variables | 第21-22页 |
| ·The Classification of Culture | 第22页 |
| ·Different Cultures and their Influences on Metaphorical Expressions | 第22-24页 |
| ·The Definition of a Cultural Perspective | 第24-25页 |
| ·The Relationship between Culture and Metaphors | 第25-27页 |
| ·The Definition of Culture | 第25页 |
| ·The Relationship between Metaphor and Culture | 第25-27页 |
| ·Understanding Metaphors with a Western Cultural Perspective | 第27-34页 |
| ·The Understanding of Metaphors | 第27-29页 |
| ·The Relationship between Experiences and Metaphors | 第29-30页 |
| ·The Relationship between Concept and Experience | 第30页 |
| ·The Relationship between Culture and Experience | 第30-32页 |
| ·The Relationship between Cultural Experience and a Cultural Perspective | 第32页 |
| ·The Role of a Cultural Perspective | 第32-34页 |
| Chapter Three Methodology | 第34-39页 |
| ·Research Questions | 第34页 |
| ·Research Design | 第34-35页 |
| ·Procedures for Obtaining Data | 第35-37页 |
| ·Participants | 第37页 |
| ·Pilot study | 第37-38页 |
| ·Validity of the Study | 第38-39页 |
| Chapter Four Analysis and Discussions | 第39-54页 |
| ·Participants’Comparable Understandings via Interview | 第39-52页 |
| ·The Arrangement of the 20 Metaphors and the Code Names of Participants | 第39页 |
| ·Summaries of Participants’Comparable Understanding | 第39-52页 |
| ·Comparatively Higher Rates of Correct Understanding from the Questionnaire | 第52-54页 |
| ·The Figures Contained in the Questionnaire | 第52-53页 |
| ·Higher Rates of Participants’Understanding with American Cultural Knowledge | 第53-54页 |
| Chapter Five Conclusion | 第54-58页 |
| ·General Findings | 第54-55页 |
| ·Significance of the Study | 第55-56页 |
| ·Limitations and Recommendations for Future Studies | 第56-58页 |
| Bibliography | 第58-60页 |
| Appendix Ⅰ | 第60-66页 |
| Appendix Ⅱ | 第66-68页 |
| Appendix Ⅲ | 第68-71页 |
| Appendix Ⅳ | 第71-73页 |
| Acknowledgement | 第73页 |
