| Acknowledgments | 第1-7页 |
| Abstract | 第7-9页 |
| 摘要 | 第9-13页 |
| List of Tables | 第13-14页 |
| Chapter 1 Introduction | 第14-18页 |
| ·Background | 第14-15页 |
| ·Significance of the Study | 第15-16页 |
| ·Overall Structure of the Thesis | 第16-18页 |
| Chapter 2 Literature Review | 第18-50页 |
| ·Traditional View of Metaphor | 第18-23页 |
| ·Definition of Metaphor | 第18-19页 |
| ·Comparison Theory | 第19-21页 |
| ·Interaction Theory | 第21-23页 |
| ·Cognitive View of Metaphor | 第23-42页 |
| ·Definition of Metaphor and Metaphor Comprehension | 第24-26页 |
| ·Cognition and Metaphor | 第26-31页 |
| ·Conceptual Metaphor Theory | 第31-42页 |
| ·Main Features of Metaphor | 第32-38页 |
| ·Classification of Metaphor | 第38-42页 |
| ·Cognitive Ability and Metaphor Comprehension | 第42-44页 |
| ·Previous Studies at Home and Abroad | 第44-50页 |
| ·Previous Studies Abroad | 第45-48页 |
| ·Previous Studies at Home | 第48-50页 |
| Chapter 3 The Research | 第50-56页 |
| ·Research Questions | 第50页 |
| ·Subjects | 第50-51页 |
| ·Instrument | 第51-52页 |
| ·Test on Cognitive Ability | 第51页 |
| ·Test on Metaphor Comprehension | 第51-52页 |
| ·Testing Procedures | 第52-54页 |
| ·Data Collection and Analysis | 第54-56页 |
| ·Data Collection and Analysis of Cognitive Ability Test | 第54页 |
| ·Data Collection and Analysis of Metaphor Comprehension Test | 第54-55页 |
| ·Data Collection and Analysis of the Correlation between Cognitive Ability and Metaphor Comprehension | 第55-56页 |
| Chapter 4 Results and Discussions | 第56-73页 |
| ·Answer to Research Question 1 and Discussion | 第56-63页 |
| ·Answer to Research Question | 第156-62页 |
| ·Discussion | 第62-63页 |
| ·Answer to Research Question 2 and Discussion | 第63-73页 |
| ·Answer to Research Question 2 | 第63-69页 |
| ·Discussion | 第69-73页 |
| Chapter 5 Conclusion and Implications | 第73-78页 |
| ·Major Findings of the Study | 第73-74页 |
| ·Implications of the Study | 第74-76页 |
| ·Suggestions for Further Study | 第76-78页 |
| References | 第78-81页 |
| Appendix A | 第81-100页 |
| Appendix B | 第100-103页 |
