| 摘要 | 第1-4页 |
| Abstract | 第4-8页 |
| Chapter 1 Introduction | 第8-14页 |
| ·Research context | 第8-9页 |
| ·Research Questions and Theoretical Basis | 第9-12页 |
| ·Methodology and data collection | 第12-13页 |
| ·Significance of this thesis | 第13页 |
| ·Outline of this thesis | 第13-14页 |
| Chapter 2 Literature review | 第14-29页 |
| ·A brief review of metaphor study in the West | 第14-21页 |
| ·Traditional views of metaphor in the West | 第14-17页 |
| ·Cognitive views of metaphor | 第17-21页 |
| ·A brief review of metaphor and "heart/xin" metaphor research in China | 第21-29页 |
| ·Traditional view of metaphor in China | 第22-23页 |
| ·Cognitive views of metaphor and "heart/xin" metaphor in China | 第23-29页 |
| Chapter 3 A study of structure of metaphor for "heart/xin" based on fuction notion in both Chinese and English | 第29-41页 |
| ·Structure of metaphor for "heart/xin" based on physical notion | 第30-38页 |
| ·Structure of metaphor for "heart/xin" based on sense of vision | 第30-32页 |
| ·Structure of metaphor for "heart/xin" based on sense of touch | 第32-35页 |
| ·Structure of metaphor for "heart/xin" based on sense of hearing | 第35-36页 |
| ·Structure of metaphor for "heart/xin" based on sense of smell | 第36页 |
| ·Structure of metaphor for "heart/xin" based on sense of taste | 第36-38页 |
| ·Structure of metaphor for "heart/xin" based on mental image | 第38-41页 |
| Chapter 4 A study of structure of metaphor for "heart/xin" based on time-space dimension | 第41-49页 |
| ·Structure of metaphor for "heart/xin" based on space dimension | 第42-46页 |
| ·Structure of metaphor for "heart/xin" based on three-dimension | 第42-44页 |
| ·Structure of metaphor for "heart/xin" based on two-dimension | 第44-45页 |
| ·Structure of metaphor for "heart/xin" based on one-dimension | 第45-46页 |
| ·Structure of metaphor for "heart/xin" based on time dimension | 第46-49页 |
| Chapter 5 Conclusion | 第49-51页 |
| ·Overview | 第49页 |
| ·Limitations and suggestions for future study | 第49-51页 |
| Bibliography | 第51-55页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第55页 |
