| 中文摘要 | 第1-3页 |
| Abstract | 第3-5页 |
| 中文文摘 | 第5-8页 |
| Synopsis | 第8-14页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第14-21页 |
| ·Background | 第14-18页 |
| ·Goals and significance | 第18-20页 |
| ·Methodology | 第20页 |
| ·Structure of the thesis | 第20-21页 |
| Chapter Two Development of metaphor theory | 第21-34页 |
| ·Metaphor study at the linguistic level | 第21-25页 |
| ·Substitute theory | 第21-23页 |
| ·Comparison theory | 第23-24页 |
| ·Interaction theory | 第24-25页 |
| ·Conceptual metaphor in the cognitive perspective | 第25-34页 |
| ·Nature | 第26-28页 |
| ·Characteristics | 第28-29页 |
| ·Working mechanism | 第29-31页 |
| ·Classification | 第31-34页 |
| Chapter Three Review of the application of conceptual metaphor to vocabulary learning | 第34-38页 |
| ·Studies abroad | 第34-36页 |
| ·Studies at home | 第36-38页 |
| Chapter Four Relationship of conceptual metaphor and vocabulary learning in senior high schools | 第38-53页 |
| ·Some concepts of vocabulary learning and conceptual metaphor | 第38-42页 |
| ·Range of vocabulary learning | 第38-40页 |
| ·Context in vocabulary learning | 第40-41页 |
| ·Conceptual metaphor and metaphorical expressions | 第41-42页 |
| ·Omnipresence of metaphorical expressions in senior high schools | 第42-45页 |
| ·Metaphoric characteristics of vocabulary in senior high school | 第45-53页 |
| ·Metaphoric motivation of vocabulary | 第45-47页 |
| ·Polysemy | 第47-50页 |
| ·The Cultural connotation of vocabulary | 第50-53页 |
| Chapter Five An empirical study | 第53-67页 |
| ·Experimental purpose | 第53页 |
| ·Hypothesis | 第53页 |
| ·Experimental design | 第53-63页 |
| ·Selection of subjects | 第53-54页 |
| ·Preparation of materials and instrument | 第54-56页 |
| ·Operational process of the experiment | 第56-59页 |
| ·Collection and analysis of data | 第59-63页 |
| ·Result and discussion | 第63-67页 |
| Chapter Six Conclusion | 第67-70页 |
| ·The tentatvie suggestions of the implication of the conceptual metaphor to vocabulary learning in the senior high school | 第67-69页 |
| ·Limitations | 第69-70页 |
| References | 第70-73页 |
| Appendices | 第73-81页 |
| Acknowledgments | 第81-82页 |
