| 摘要 | 第1-6页 |
| Abstract | 第6-9页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第9-17页 |
| ·English and Chinese Basic Color words | 第9-11页 |
| ·Cultural Connotations | 第11-12页 |
| ·Literature Review | 第12-14页 |
| ·Studies on Colors at Home and Abroad | 第12-13页 |
| ·Studies on Environmental Determinism | 第13-14页 |
| ·Research Questions | 第14页 |
| ·The Purpose and Significance of This Research | 第14-17页 |
| Chapter Two Similarities and Differences of the Connotative Meanings of Color Words in Chinese and Western Culture | 第17-30页 |
| ·Cultural Connotations of “红” in Chinese and Red in English | 第17-19页 |
| ·Cultural Connotations of “红” in Chinese | 第17-18页 |
| ·2 Cultural Connotations of Red in English | 第18-19页 |
| ·Cultural Connotations of “白” in Chinese and White in English | 第19-21页 |
| ·Cultural Connotations of “白” in Chinese | 第19-20页 |
| ·Cultural Connotations of White in English | 第20-21页 |
| ·Cultural Connotations of “黑” in Chinese and Black in English | 第21-22页 |
| ·Cultural Connotations of “黑” in Chinese | 第21-22页 |
| ·Cultural Connotation of Black in English | 第22页 |
| ·Cultural Connotations of “绿” in Chinese and Green in English | 第22-24页 |
| ·Cultural Connotations of “绿” in Chinese | 第22-23页 |
| ·Cultural Connotations of Green in English | 第23-24页 |
| ·Cultural Connotations of “黄” in Chinese and Yellow in English | 第24-26页 |
| ·Cultural Connotations of “黄” in Chinese | 第24-25页 |
| ·Cultural Connotations of Yellow in English | 第25-26页 |
| ·Cultural Connotations of “蓝”in Chinese and Blue in English | 第26-27页 |
| ·Cultural Connotations of “蓝”in Chinese | 第26页 |
| ·Cultural Connotations of Blue in English | 第26-27页 |
| ·Similarities of Cultural Connotations of Basic Color Words/Characters | 第27-28页 |
| ·Dissimilarities of Cultural Connotations of Basic Color Words | 第28-30页 |
| ·Different Color Words in Chinese and English Have the Same or Similar Cultural Connotations | 第28-29页 |
| ·Same Color Words in Chinese and English Have Different Cultural Connotations | 第29-30页 |
| Chapter Three Reasons for Different Connotative Meanings of Color Words | 第30-37页 |
| ·Different Geographical Environment | 第30-33页 |
| ·Inland Civilization and the Preference for Red and Yellow Color in Chinese | 第31-33页 |
| ·Marine Civilization and the Preference for Blue of English | 第33页 |
| ·Deferent Religions | 第33-37页 |
| ·The Influence of Christianity | 第34-35页 |
| ·The Impact of Buddhism and Taoism | 第35-37页 |
| Chapter Four Conclusion | 第37-39页 |
| ·Summary | 第37-38页 |
| ·Limitations of This Thesis | 第38页 |
| ·Suggestions for the Future Study | 第38-39页 |
| References | 第39-42页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第42-43页 |
| Resume | 第43页 |
