| Acknowledgment | 第1-7页 |
| Abstract | 第7-9页 |
| 摘要 | 第9-13页 |
| Chapter 1 Introduction | 第13-17页 |
| ·Background of the Present Study | 第13-15页 |
| ·Purpose and Significanee of the Study | 第15页 |
| ·Overview of the Study | 第15-17页 |
| Chapter 2 Literature Review | 第17-39页 |
| ·Explanation of Metaphor | 第17-23页 |
| ·Definitions of Metaphor | 第17-19页 |
| ·Characteristics of Metahor | 第19-21页 |
| ·Functions of Metaphor | 第21-23页 |
| ·Review of the Research on Metaphor | 第23-27页 |
| ·Research on Metaphor Abroad | 第24-26页 |
| ·Research on Metaphor in China | 第26-27页 |
| ·Theoretical Basis | 第27-36页 |
| ·Cognitive Psychology Theory | 第27-31页 |
| ·Schema Theory | 第28-30页 |
| ·Types of Knowledge | 第30-31页 |
| ·Context Theory | 第31-36页 |
| ·Definitions of Context | 第31-33页 |
| ·Types of Context | 第33-36页 |
| ·Concept of College English Professional Textbook | 第36-39页 |
| ·Requirements and Goals of English Professional Textbook | 第36-37页 |
| ·Features of English Professional Textbook | 第37-39页 |
| Chapter 3 Methodology | 第39-42页 |
| ·Research Questions | 第39页 |
| ·Subject | 第39-40页 |
| ·Research Procedure | 第40-42页 |
| ·Data Collection | 第40页 |
| ·Data Analysis | 第40-42页 |
| Chapter 4 Result and Discussion | 第42-57页 |
| ·Result and Analysis of Metaphor Features in Textbooks | 第42-50页 |
| ·Conceptual metaphor and Linguistic metaphor | 第42-46页 |
| ·Similarity-Based Metaphor and Similarity-Created Metaphor | 第46-48页 |
| ·Conventional Metaphor and Novel Metaphor | 第48-50页 |
| ·Discussion | 第50-57页 |
| ·Relationship between Metaphor and Cognitive Psychology | 第50-52页 |
| ·Relationship between Context and Metaphor | 第52-57页 |
| Chapter 5 Conclusion | 第57-71页 |
| ·Major Findings | 第57-59页 |
| ·Pedagogical Implication | 第59-67页 |
| ·Metaphor and English professional Textbook Teaching | 第59-64页 |
| ·In Understanding and Appreciating Articles | 第60-61页 |
| ·In Translation | 第61-62页 |
| ·In Writing | 第62-64页 |
| ·Metaphor and Second Language Acquisition | 第64-67页 |
| ·Limitations | 第67-68页 |
| ·Suggestions for Future Study | 第68-71页 |
| References | 第71-74页 |
