| 摘要 | 第5-6页 |
| Abstract | 第6-7页 |
| 1 Introduction | 第10-15页 |
| 1.1 Research Background | 第10-13页 |
| 1.2 The Significance of this Study | 第13-14页 |
| 1.3 The Organization of this Thesis | 第14-15页 |
| 2 Literature Review | 第15-25页 |
| 2.1 The Theory of Transfer | 第15-19页 |
| 2.1.1 The Study of Language Transfer at Home and Abroad | 第15-17页 |
| 2.1.2 The Concept of Language Transfer | 第17-19页 |
| 2.2 The Theory of Conceptual Metaphor | 第19-21页 |
| 2.2.1 Current Status of the Study on Conceptual Metaphor | 第19-20页 |
| 2.2.2 The Concept of Metaphor | 第20-21页 |
| 2.3 Cultural Relativism Theory | 第21-23页 |
| 2.3.1 The Study of Cultural Relativism Theory at Home and Abroad | 第21-22页 |
| 2.3.2 Cultural Relativism Theory | 第22-23页 |
| 2.4 The Principle of Linguistic Relativity | 第23-25页 |
| 3 Methodology | 第25-29页 |
| 3.1 Research Questions | 第25页 |
| 3.2 Subjects | 第25页 |
| 3.3 Instruments | 第25-27页 |
| 3.4 Research Process | 第27-29页 |
| 4 Results and Discussion | 第29-42页 |
| 4.1 The Analysis of Data | 第29-33页 |
| 4.1.1 The Analysis of the First Questionnaire about English Proverbs | 第29-32页 |
| 4.1.2 The Analysis of the Second Questionnaire about the Relationship between Culture and Proverbs | 第32-33页 |
| 4.2 Discussion on the Difference between English Proverbs and Chinese Proverbs | 第33-42页 |
| 4.2.1 English Proverbs and Chinese Proverbs have Similar Connotation but Different Denotations | 第33-35页 |
| 4.2.2 English Proverbs and Chinese Proverbs have Similar Denotation but Different Connotations | 第35-38页 |
| 4.2.3 Cultural Differences Between Western Countries and China | 第38-42页 |
| 5 Conclusion | 第42-47页 |
| 5.1 Major Findings | 第42-44页 |
| 5.1.1 Cultural Negative Transfer Has an Effect on Chinese Students' Acquisition of English Proverbs | 第42-43页 |
| 5.1.2 Causes of Cultural Negative Transfer's Effect on Chinese Students' Acquisition of English Proverbs | 第43-44页 |
| 5.2 Implications | 第44-46页 |
| 5.2.1 Teachers Should Pay More Attention to the Teaching of English Proverbs and Culture | 第44-45页 |
| 5.2.2 Teachers Can Use the Method of Comparison when Teaching English Proverbs | 第45页 |
| 5.2.3 Teachers Should Obey the Principle of Tolerance when Teaching Proverbs and Culture | 第45-46页 |
| 5.3 Limitations | 第46-47页 |
| References | 第47-50页 |
| Appendix A | 第50-53页 |
| Appendix B | 第53-54页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第54-55页 |
