| Synopsis | 第1-6页 |
| 摘要 | 第6-12页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第12-15页 |
| ·Theoretical Background of the Research | 第12页 |
| ·Purpose of the Research | 第12-13页 |
| ·Significance of the Research | 第13-14页 |
| ·Organization of this Thesis | 第14-15页 |
| Chapter Two An Overview of Conceptual Metaphor Theory | 第15-40页 |
| ·The Development of Conceptual Metaphor Theory | 第15-19页 |
| ·The Nature of Metaphor | 第19-21页 |
| ·The Cognitive Origin of Metaphor | 第19-20页 |
| ·The Cognitive Nature of Metaphor | 第20-21页 |
| ·The Working Mechanism of Metaphor | 第21-24页 |
| ·The Classification of Metaphor | 第24-28页 |
| ·Structural Metaphor | 第25页 |
| ·Ontological Metaphor | 第25-27页 |
| ·Orientational Metaphor | 第27-28页 |
| ·The Features and Functions of Metaphor | 第28-35页 |
| ·Features | 第28-32页 |
| ·Functions | 第32-35页 |
| ·Conceptual Fluency and Metaphoric Competence | 第35-40页 |
| ·Conceptual Fluency | 第35-37页 |
| ·Metaphoric Competence | 第37-40页 |
| Chapter Three A Comparison between English and Chinese | 第40-54页 |
| ·The Relationship between Metaphor and Culture | 第40-43页 |
| ·A Comparison between English and Chinese | 第43-54页 |
| ·Structural Metaphors | 第43-47页 |
| ·Ontological Metaphors | 第47-50页 |
| ·Orientational Metaphors | 第50-54页 |
| Chapter Four The Application of Conceptual Metaphor Theory in English Teaching and Learning | 第54-82页 |
| ·Conceptual Metaphor and Foreign Language Teaching | 第54-59页 |
| ·Applied Studies | 第54-57页 |
| ·Problems and Difficulties in Real Teaching and Learning | 第57-59页 |
| ·The Application in Vocabulary Teaching | 第59-70页 |
| ·Polysemy | 第59-66页 |
| ·Idioms | 第66-70页 |
| ·The Application in Culture Teaching | 第70-78页 |
| ·The Importance of Culture Teaching | 第70-71页 |
| ·Teaching Culture through Metaphor | 第71-78页 |
| ·The Application in English Reading Teaching | 第78-82页 |
| Chapter Five Conclusion | 第82-85页 |
| Bibliography | 第85-90页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第90页 |
