| Acknowledgements | 第1-7页 |
| Abstract | 第7-9页 |
| 摘要 | 第9-10页 |
| CONTENTS | 第10-13页 |
| Abbreviations | 第13-14页 |
| Chapter 1 Introduction | 第14-20页 |
| ·Research Background and Significance | 第14-15页 |
| ·Research Questions | 第15-16页 |
| ·Data Collection and Methodology | 第16-17页 |
| ·Working Definitions of the Key Terms in This Thesis | 第17-19页 |
| ·Idioms | 第17-18页 |
| ·“成语” | 第18-19页 |
| ·Layout of the Thesis | 第19-20页 |
| Chapter 2 Literature Review | 第20-29页 |
| ·Introduction | 第20页 |
| ·Formal Approaches | 第20-22页 |
| ·Systemic Functional Approaches | 第22-25页 |
| ·Psycholinguistic Approaches | 第25-27页 |
| ·Cognitive Approaches | 第27-28页 |
| ·Summary | 第28-29页 |
| Chapter 3 Theoretical Framework | 第29-38页 |
| ·Introduction | 第29页 |
| ·An Overview of Cognitive Linguistics | 第29-30页 |
| ·Conceptual Metaphor Theory | 第30-36页 |
| ·Nature | 第31页 |
| ·Mechanism | 第31-33页 |
| ·Experiential Basis | 第33-34页 |
| ·Classifications | 第34-36页 |
| ·Interaction between Conceptual Metaphor and Conceptual Metonymy | 第36-37页 |
| ·Summary | 第37-38页 |
| Chapter 4 Similarities and Differences Between Chinese Affective Idioms | 第38-67页 |
| ·Introduction | 第38页 |
| ·Love and“爱” | 第38-44页 |
| ·Similarities in LOVE Metaphors between Chinese and English | 第38-41页 |
| ·Differences in LOVE Metaphors between Chinese and English | 第41-44页 |
| ·Anger and“怒” | 第44-49页 |
| ·Similarities in ANGER Metaphors between Chinese and English | 第44-46页 |
| ·Difference in ANGER Metaphors between Chinese and English | 第46-49页 |
| ·Sadness and“悲” | 第49-54页 |
| ·Similarities in SADNESS Metaphors between Chinese and Englsih | 第49-52页 |
| ·Differences in SADNESS Metaphors between Chinese and English | 第52-54页 |
| ·Happiness and“喜” | 第54-58页 |
| ·Similarities in HAPPINESS Metaphors between Chinese and English | 第54-56页 |
| ·Differences in HAPPINESS Metaphors between Chinese and English | 第56-58页 |
| ·Fear and“惧” | 第58-63页 |
| ·Similarities in FEAR Metaphors between Chinese and English | 第58-60页 |
| ·Differences in FEAR Metaphors between Chinese and English | 第60-63页 |
| ·Pride and“傲” | 第63-66页 |
| ·Similarities in PRIDE Metaphors between Chinese and English | 第63-65页 |
| ·Differences in PRIDE Metaphors between Chinese and English | 第65-66页 |
| ·Summary | 第66-67页 |
| Chapter 5 Factors Causing Similarities and Differences Between Chinese and English Affective Idioms | 第67-73页 |
| ·Introduction | 第67页 |
| ·Factors that Cause the Similarities | 第67-69页 |
| ·Shared Physical and Bodily Experience | 第67-68页 |
| ·Similar Physiological and Cognitive Structures | 第68-69页 |
| ·Factors that Cause the Differences | 第69-71页 |
| ·Differences in Religion | 第69页 |
| ·Differences in Living Environment | 第69-70页 |
| ·Differences in Personalities | 第70页 |
| ·Differences in Conventional Values | 第70-71页 |
| ·Summary | 第71-73页 |
| Chapter 6 Conclusion | 第73-76页 |
| ·The Realization of the Research Objectives | 第73-74页 |
| ·Implications | 第74-75页 |
| ·Limitations and Suggestions for Further Studies | 第75-76页 |
| References | 第76页 |
