| ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS | 第1-5页 |
| ABSTRACT | 第5-7页 |
| 内容提要 | 第7-10页 |
| CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION | 第10-20页 |
| ·Metaphor | 第10-12页 |
| ·Definition of metaphor | 第10-11页 |
| ·Interpretation of metaphor | 第11-12页 |
| ·Approaches to metaphor | 第12页 |
| ·Similarity | 第12-20页 |
| ·Significance of similarity to metaphor | 第12-14页 |
| ·Similarity vs. grounds | 第14-15页 |
| ·Similarity vs. classification of metaphor: Similarity-based metaphor and Similarity-creating metaphor | 第15-16页 |
| ·Classification of similarity | 第16-20页 |
| CHAPTER TWO: DIFFERENCES OF SIMILARITY OF METAPHOR IN CHINESE AND WESTERN CULTURE | 第20-32页 |
| ·Similarity will be affected by different cultures. | 第20-21页 |
| ·Similarity overlaps | 第21-25页 |
| ·What is similarity overlaps? | 第21页 |
| ·Similarity overlap in Chinese and western metaphor | 第21-25页 |
| ·Similarity parallel; similarity vacancy; and similarity clash | 第25-29页 |
| ·Definition | 第25页 |
| ·Causes | 第25-29页 |
| ·Analysis of the survey | 第29-31页 |
| ·Conclusion | 第31-32页 |
| CHAPTER THREE SIMILARITY OF METAPHOR IN NAMING ARTS-DISHES AND NICKNAMES | 第32-46页 |
| ·Similarity of metaphor in features of naming Chinese dishes | 第32-38页 |
| ·A comparison of naming structure of western dishes and Chinese dishes | 第32-34页 |
| ·Similarity of metaphor in the naming of Chinese dishes | 第34-38页 |
| ·Conclusion | 第38页 |
| ·Similarity of metaphor in features of nickname of people | 第38-44页 |
| ·Features of nicknames | 第38-39页 |
| ·Similarity of metaphor in forming of nicknames | 第39-42页 |
| ·The cultural function of the similarity of metaphor in people’s nickname | 第42-44页 |
| ·Conclusion | 第44-46页 |
| CHAPTER FOUR SIMILARITY OF CONCEPTUAL METAPHOR IN POLITICAL & ECONOMIC ASPECTS | 第46-53页 |
| ·Similarity of conceptual metaphor in the political area | 第46-49页 |
| ·Similarity between a state and a person | 第47页 |
| ·Similarity between a political argument and a battle | 第47-48页 |
| ·Similarity between a war and a crime | 第48页 |
| ·Similarity between war and a competitive game or a gambling | 第48页 |
| ·Similarity between international politics and business | 第48-49页 |
| ·Similarity of conceptual metaphor in the economic area | 第49-51页 |
| ·Similarity in economy and a person | 第50页 |
| ·Similarity in economy and a competition | 第50-51页 |
| ·Similarity in economy and transportation | 第51页 |
| ·Conclusion | 第51-53页 |
| CHAPTER FIVE CONCLUSION | 第53-55页 |
| REFERENCES | 第55-58页 |
| APPENDIX | 第58-62页 |
