| Acknowledgement | 第1-5页 |
| Abstract (Chinese) | 第5-6页 |
| Abstract (English) | 第6-10页 |
| Introduction | 第10-13页 |
| Chapter One Literature Review and Theoretical Framework | 第13-25页 |
| ·Color and color terms | 第13页 |
| ·Background of research on color terms | 第13-17页 |
| ·Research on basic color terms in foreign countries | 第14-15页 |
| ·Research on basic color terms in China | 第15-17页 |
| ·Language and culture | 第17-22页 |
| ·Relationship between language and culture | 第17-20页 |
| ·Colors and culture | 第20-22页 |
| ·Basic color terms | 第20-21页 |
| ·Color terms and culture | 第21-22页 |
| ·Comparative Study of Basic Color Terms From Different Perspectives | 第22-25页 |
| ·From Perspective of Cross-culture | 第22-23页 |
| ·From Perspective of Translation | 第23-24页 |
| ·From Perspective of English Teaching | 第24-25页 |
| Chapter Two A Contrastive Study of Cultural Connotations of Basic Color Terms in English and Chinese | 第25-44页 |
| ·Word-formation characteristics of basic color terms in English | 第25-28页 |
| ·Many parts of speech –basic color terms in English | 第25-26页 |
| ·Various ways of expression | 第26-28页 |
| ·Word-formation characteristics of Chinese basic color terms | 第28-30页 |
| ·Making color terms with the help of substance | 第29页 |
| ·Metaphorical compound | 第29页 |
| ·Flexibility | 第29-30页 |
| ·Contrast of Cultural Connotations of Basic Color Terms in English and Chinese | 第30-44页 |
| ·Red and 红 | 第31-34页 |
| ·Yellow and 黄 | 第34-35页 |
| ·White and 白 | 第35-37页 |
| ·Black and 黑 | 第37-38页 |
| ·Green and 绿 | 第38-39页 |
| ·Blue and 蓝 | 第39-41页 |
| ·Purple and 紫 | 第41-42页 |
| ·Gray and 灰 | 第42-44页 |
| Chapter Three Reasons for Similarities and Differences | 第44-51页 |
| ·Color and religion | 第44-46页 |
| ·Color and social political system | 第46-47页 |
| ·Color and National Psychology | 第47-49页 |
| ·Color and Natural and Social Background | 第49-51页 |
| Conclusion | 第51-53页 |
| Bibliography | 第53-55页 |
