| Abstract | 第1-10页 |
| 摘要 | 第10-12页 |
| Chapter 1 Introduction | 第12-19页 |
| ·Purpose and Significance of the Study | 第12-13页 |
| ·Definitions of English Idiom and Chinese Chengyu | 第13-16页 |
| ·Definitions of English Idiom | 第13-14页 |
| ·Definitions of Chinese Chengyu | 第14-16页 |
| ·Dialectical Relation between Idiom and Chengyu | 第16-18页 |
| ·Organization of This Thesis | 第18-19页 |
| Chapter 2 The Studies of Idiom and Chengyu Home and Abroad | 第19-31页 |
| ·Studies of Idioms in Western Countries and in China | 第19-27页 |
| ·Studies of Idioms in Western Countries | 第19-26页 |
| ·Studies of Idioms in China | 第26-27页 |
| ·Studies of Chengyu in China and in Western Countries | 第27-29页 |
| ·Studies of Chengyu in China | 第27-29页 |
| ·Studies of Chengyu in Western Countries | 第29页 |
| ·Contrastive Study of English Idioms and Chinese Chengyu | 第29-30页 |
| ·Summary | 第30-31页 |
| Chapter 3 Similarities and Differences: A Synchronic Perspective Contrast of English Idiom and Chinese Chengyu | 第31-45页 |
| ·Similarities between English Idioms and Chinese Chengyu | 第31-41页 |
| ·Semantic Features | 第31-37页 |
| ·Structural Features | 第37-41页 |
| ·Differences of English Idioms and Chinese Chengyu | 第41-44页 |
| ·Semantic Features | 第41-42页 |
| ·Structural Features | 第42-44页 |
| ·Summary | 第44-45页 |
| Chapter 4 Similarities and Differences: A Diachronic Perspective Contrast of English Idioms and Chinese Chengyu | 第45-66页 |
| ·Similarities of English Idioms and Chinese Chengyu | 第45-59页 |
| ·Sources of English Idioms and Chinese Chengyu | 第45-55页 |
| ·Similar Semantic Cognitive Mechanisms in English Idioms and Chinese Chengyu | 第55-59页 |
| ·Formative Cognitive Mechanism of Idiom and Chengyu | 第59页 |
| ·Differences between English Idioms and Chinese Chengyu | 第59-61页 |
| ·Sources of Idiom and Chengyu | 第59-60页 |
| ·Different Typical Images in English Idioms and Chinese Chengyu | 第60-61页 |
| ·Cognitive Analysis of Emotion-related Idioms—A Case Study | 第61-65页 |
| ·English Idioms and Chinese Chengyu about Happiness | 第62-64页 |
| ·English Idioms and Chinese Chengyu about Sadness | 第64-65页 |
| ·Summary | 第65-66页 |
| Chapter 5 Implications for English Teaching | 第66-70页 |
| ·The Importance of Teaching and Learning Idioms | 第66-67页 |
| ·Idiom Test | 第66-67页 |
| ·Data Analysis and Results | 第67页 |
| ·Methods of Idiom Teaching | 第67-69页 |
| ·Summary | 第69-70页 |
| Chapter 6 Conclusions | 第70-75页 |
| ·The Findings of The Study | 第70-72页 |
| ·Similarities between English Idioms and Chinese Chengyu | 第71页 |
| ·Differences between English Idioms and Chinese Chengyu | 第71-72页 |
| ·Applications of This Study | 第72-73页 |
| ·The Limitations and Suggestions for Further Study | 第73-75页 |
| Bibliography | 第75-79页 |
| Idiom Quiz | 第79-80页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第80-81页 |
| 攻读学位期间论文发表的目录 | 第81页 |
