| ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS | 第5-6页 |
| ABSTRACT | 第6-7页 |
| 摘要 | 第8-13页 |
| CHAPTER Ⅰ INTRODUCTION | 第13-17页 |
| 1.1 Background of the Study | 第13-14页 |
| 1.2 Objectives and Significance of the Study | 第14-15页 |
| 1.3 Methodology of the Study | 第15-16页 |
| 1.4 Layout of the Study | 第16-17页 |
| CHAPTER Ⅱ LITERATURE REVIEW | 第17-21页 |
| 2.1 Studies on Political Text and Political Metaphors | 第17-19页 |
| 2.1.1 Studies on Political Text and Chinese Political Text | 第17-18页 |
| 2.1.2 Studies on Political Metaphors | 第18-19页 |
| 2.2 Studies on Translation of Metaphors | 第19-21页 |
| CHAPTER Ⅲ THEORETICAL PERSPECTIVE | 第21-39页 |
| 3.1 Identification of Metaphors | 第21-26页 |
| 3.1.1 Identification by Lexical Signals of Metaphors | 第21-22页 |
| 3.1.2 Identification by Semantic Meanings | 第22-23页 |
| 3.1.3 Identification from the Perspectives of Language, Cognition and Pragmatics Dimensions | 第23页 |
| 3.1.4 Identification by Pragglejaz Group’s MIP and MIPVU | 第23-26页 |
| 3.2 Deliberate Metaphor Theory | 第26-34页 |
| 3.2.1 The Metaphor Paradox | 第27-28页 |
| 3.2.2 Discussion and Clarification of Deliberate Metaphors | 第28-29页 |
| 3.2.3 Three-Dimensional Analysis and Five-Step Model | 第29-34页 |
| 3.3 Identification of Deliberate Metaphors | 第34-39页 |
| 3.3.1 Identification by Deliberate Metaphor Signals | 第34-35页 |
| 3.3.2 Identification by DMIP | 第35-39页 |
| CHAPTER Ⅳ DATA ANALYSIS | 第39-62页 |
| 4.1 Identification of Metaphors in Diplomatic News | 第39-50页 |
| 4.2 Identification of Deliberate Metaphors in Diplomatic News | 第50-59页 |
| 4.3 Features of Deliberate Metaphors in Diplomatic News | 第59-62页 |
| 4.3.1 Systematicity | 第59页 |
| 4.3.2 Culture-Specificity | 第59-60页 |
| 4.3.3 Persuasiveness | 第60-62页 |
| CHAPTER Ⅴ PROBLEMS OF DIPLOMATIC DELIBERATE METAPHOR TRANSLATION AND THE CAUSES | 第62-66页 |
| 5.1 Problems of Diplomatic Deliberate Metaphor Translation | 第62-63页 |
| 5.1.1 Identification of Deliberate Metaphors | 第62-63页 |
| 5.1.2 Image Transference | 第63页 |
| 5.2 Causes of Diplomatic Metaphor Translation Problems | 第63-66页 |
| 5.2.1 Lack of Background Information | 第63-64页 |
| 5.2.2 Cultural Difference | 第64页 |
| 5.2.3 Inadequate Translation Competence | 第64-66页 |
| CHAPTER Ⅵ TRANSLATION METHODS OF DIPLOMATIC DELIBERATE METAPHORS | 第66-76页 |
| 6.1 Reproducing the Image | 第66-69页 |
| 6.2 Substituting the Image | 第69-72页 |
| 6.3 Reproducing and Explaining the Image | 第72-76页 |
| CHAPTER Ⅶ CONCLUSION | 第76-79页 |
| 7.1 Major Findings | 第76-77页 |
| 7.2 Limitations and Prospects | 第77-79页 |
| REFERENCES | 第79-83页 |
| APPENDIX Ⅰ: Some of the ST | 第83-107页 |
| APPENDIX Ⅱ: Some of the TT | 第107-148页 |
