| Acknowledgements | 第1-5页 |
| Abstract in Chinese | 第5-7页 |
| Abstract in English | 第7-9页 |
| Contents | 第9-11页 |
| Chapter 1 Introduction | 第11-15页 |
| ·Concepts of Time and Space | 第11-12页 |
| ·General Purpose of the Present Study | 第12-13页 |
| ·Methodology and Data Collection | 第13页 |
| ·General Organization of the Present Study | 第13-15页 |
| Chapter 2 Literature Review | 第15-27页 |
| ·Introduction | 第15页 |
| ·Views of Metaphor | 第15-20页 |
| ·Traditional Views of Metaphor | 第15-16页 |
| ·Contemporary Views of Metaphor | 第16-19页 |
| ·Comments | 第19-20页 |
| ·TIME AS SPACE Metaphor | 第20-26页 |
| ·Classification of TIME AS SPACE Metaphor | 第20-23页 |
| ·Perspectives of Previous Studies on TIME AS SPACE Metaphor | 第23-26页 |
| ·Comments | 第26页 |
| ·Summary | 第26-27页 |
| Chapter 3 A Comparative Study of English and Chinese TIME AS SPACE Metaphors | 第27-48页 |
| ·Introduction | 第27-28页 |
| ·Orientation of the English Observer | 第28-32页 |
| ·Facing the Future | 第28-30页 |
| ·A Case with No Mapping of the Observer's Orientation | 第30-32页 |
| ·Orientation of the Chinese Observer | 第32-42页 |
| ·Facing the Future | 第32-37页 |
| ·A Case with No Mapping of the Observer's Orientation | 第37-38页 |
| ·Facing the Past | 第38-42页 |
| ·Principal Orientation of the Chinese Observer | 第42-43页 |
| ·Comparison between English and Chinese TIME AS SPACE Metaphors | 第43-46页 |
| ·Similarities | 第44-45页 |
| ·Differences | 第45-46页 |
| ·Summary | 第46-48页 |
| Chapter 4 Causes of the Similarities and Differences between English and Chinese TIME AS SPACE Metaphors | 第48-52页 |
| ·Introduction | 第48页 |
| ·Causes of the Similarities | 第48-49页 |
| ·Causes of the Differences | 第49-51页 |
| ·Different Cultural Models | 第50-51页 |
| ·Different Language Mechanisms | 第51页 |
| ·Summary | 第51-52页 |
| Chapter 5 Conclusion | 第52-57页 |
| ·Major Findings of the Research | 第52-53页 |
| ·Implications of the Research | 第53-56页 |
| ·Theoretical Implications | 第54页 |
| ·Practical Implications | 第54-56页 |
| ·Limitations of This Study and Suggestions for Further Research | 第56-57页 |
| Bibliography | 第57-60页 |
| Appendix I | 第60-63页 |
| Appendix II | 第63-65页 |
| 在校期间的研究成果及发表的学术论文 | 第65页 |
