| Acknowledgements | 第4-5页 |
| Abstract | 第5-6页 |
| 摘要 | 第7-10页 |
| Chapter 1 Introduction | 第10-15页 |
| 1.1 Objective of the Study | 第10页 |
| 1.2 Rationale of the Study | 第10-11页 |
| 1.3 Research Question | 第11-12页 |
| 1.4 Methodology of the Study | 第12-13页 |
| 1.5 Layout of the Thesis | 第13-15页 |
| Chapter 2 Review of Metaphor Studies and Theoretical Framework | 第15-27页 |
| 2.1 Introduction | 第15页 |
| 2.2 Review of Studies of Metaphor | 第15-19页 |
| 2.2.1 The Comparison View of Metaphor | 第15-16页 |
| 2.2.2 The Substitution View of Metaphor | 第16-17页 |
| 2.2.3 The Interaction View of Metaphor | 第17-18页 |
| 2.2.4 Conceptual Metaphor Theory | 第18-19页 |
| 2.3 Conceptual Integration Theory | 第19-26页 |
| 2.3.1 Theoretical Foundations of Conceptual Integration Theory | 第19-20页 |
| 2.3.2 The Network Model of Conceptual Integration Theory | 第20-21页 |
| 2.3.3 Types of Integration Networks | 第21-23页 |
| 2.3.4 Optimality Principles of Conceptual Integration Theory | 第23页 |
| 2.3.5 Compression of vital Relations | 第23-26页 |
| 2.4 Summary | 第26-27页 |
| Chapter 3 Theme and Cultural Connotation of The Old Man and the Sea | 第27-32页 |
| 3.1 Introduction | 第27页 |
| 3.2 The Main Content of the Very Novel The Old Man and the Sea | 第27-28页 |
| 3.3 The Writing Style of Earnest Hemingway | 第28-29页 |
| 3.4 The Culture Connotation of The Old Man and the Sea | 第29-30页 |
| 3.5 Summary | 第30-32页 |
| Chapter 4 CIT Analysis of Metaphors in The Old Man and the Sea | 第32-46页 |
| 4.1 Introduction | 第32-33页 |
| 4.2 The Analysis of Metaphor of "the Left Hand" | 第33-34页 |
| 4.3 The Analysis of the Metaphor of "the Eyes" | 第34-35页 |
| 4.4 The Analysis of Metaphor of "the Lion" | 第35页 |
| 4.5 The Analysis of Metaphor of "Brothers" | 第35-36页 |
| 4.6 The Analysis of the Metaphor of "the Sail" | 第36-37页 |
| 4.7 The Analysis of Metaphor of the Special Name "Santiago" | 第37-39页 |
| 4.8 The Analysis of the Metaphor "The Old man's Sleeping Posture" | 第39-40页 |
| 4.9 The Analysis of the Metaphor "the Sea" | 第40-41页 |
| 4.10 The Analysis of the Metaphor "Fishing of Santiago is the Literary Creation ofEarnest Hemingway" | 第41-42页 |
| 4.11 The Analysis of the Metaphor "the Little Boy" | 第42-43页 |
| 4.12 The Analysis of Metaphor of "The Sharks" | 第43-44页 |
| 4.13 The Analysis of Metaphor of "The Skeleton of the big Marlin" | 第44-45页 |
| 4.14 Summary | 第45-46页 |
| Chapter 5 Conclusion | 第46-48页 |
| 5.1 Major Findings of the Study | 第46-47页 |
| 5.2 Limitations and Suggestions for Further Study | 第47-48页 |
| References | 第48-49页 |
