| Introduction | 第1-13页 |
| Chapter 1 A Study on Metaphor | 第13-42页 |
| 1．1 A Historical Review of the Theories of Metaphor | 第13-25页 |
| 1．2 The Components and Internal Structure of Metaphor | 第25-28页 |
| 1．2．1 The Components of Metaphor | 第25-27页 |
| 1．2．2 The Internal Structure of Metaphor: Metaphor as a Mapping Across Domains | 第27-28页 |
| 1．3 The Function of Metaphor | 第28-34页 |
| 1．4 Metaphor Comprehension | 第34-38页 |
| 1．5 Metaphor and Culture | 第38-42页 |
| 1．5．1 Concept of Culture | 第38-39页 |
| 1．5．2 The Relationship between Language and Culture | 第39-40页 |
| 1．5．3 Metaphor and Culture | 第40-42页 |
| Chapter 2 A Study on Dominant Metaphors in the Chinese Language | 第42-66页 |
| 2．1 The Importance of Eating in Chinese Culture | 第42-45页 |
| 2．2 A Study on Eating Metaphors in the Chinese Language | 第45-62页 |
| 2．3 A Study on Family Metaphors in the Chinese Language | 第62-66页 |
| Chapter 3 A Study on Dominant Metaphors in American English | 第66-84页 |
| 3．1 The Cultural Background for Sports Metaphors | 第66-67页 |
| 3．2 A Study on Sports Metaphors in American English | 第67-77页 |
| 3．2．1 The Characteristic of Sports Metaphor in American English | 第68-69页 |
| 3．2．2 A Study on Sports Metaphor | 第69-77页 |
| 3．3 A Study on Business Metaphors in American English | 第77-84页 |
| 3．3．1 The Impact of Business on American Life | 第78页 |
| 3．3．2 Business Metaphors | 第78-84页 |
| Chapter 4 A Comparison of Cultural Views and Cross-Language Influence in Metaphor Use | 第84-93页 |
| 4．1 The Juxtaposition of Some American Metaphors with Those in Chinese That Express the Same or Similar Meaning | 第84-88页 |
| 4．2 Cross-Language Influence in Metaphor use | 第88-93页 |
| Conclusion | 第93-96页 |
| Works cited | 第96-99页 |
| 攻读硕士学位期间发表的论文和取得的科研成果 | 第99页 |
