| Acknowledgements | 第6-7页 |
| Abstract(Chinese) | 第7-8页 |
| Abstract(English) | 第8页 |
| Chapter One INTRODUCTION | 第11-13页 |
| Chapter Two LITERATURE REVIEW | 第13-20页 |
| 2.1 About the Author: O.Henry | 第13-15页 |
| 2.2 Roads of Destiny: A Brief Summary | 第15-17页 |
| 2.3 The Previous Research on O.Henry’s short-stories | 第17-19页 |
| 2.4 The Previous Research on Roads of Destiny | 第19-20页 |
| Chapter Three THE ORETICAL FRAMEWORK AND RESEARCH METHODOLOGY | 第20-27页 |
| 3.1 Theoretical Framework: Conceptual Metaphor Theory | 第20-26页 |
| 3.1.1 The Previous Studies on Conceptual Metaphor | 第20-22页 |
| 3.1.2 Definition of Conceptual Metaphor | 第22-24页 |
| 3.1.3 Classification of Conceptual Metaphor | 第24-26页 |
| 3.2 Research Methodology | 第26-27页 |
| Chapter Four APPLICATION OF CONCEPTUAL METAPHOR THEORY IN THESTUDY OF ROADS OF DESTINY | 第27-58页 |
| 4.1 Introduction | 第27-29页 |
| 4.2 LIFE IS A JOURNEY Conceptual Metaphor | 第29-38页 |
| 4.3 LIFE IS A DREAM Conceptual Metaphor | 第38-44页 |
| 4.4 FATE IS A ROAD Conceptual Metaphor | 第44-56页 |
| 4.4.1 Gun as Conceptual Metaphor in Roads of Destiny | 第50-51页 |
| 4.4.2 Marquis and Beauty as Conceptual Metaphor in Roads of Destiny. | 第51-53页 |
| 4.4.3 Poet and Poem as Conceptual Metaphor in Roads of Destiny | 第53-56页 |
| 4.5 Summary | 第56-58页 |
| Chapter Five DISCUSSION OF ROADS OF DESTINY FROM THE PERSPECTIVEOF CONCEPTUAL METAPHOR | 第58-69页 |
| 5.1 Introduction | 第58页 |
| 5.2 Connections between Conceptual Metaphor and Religion | 第58-60页 |
| 5.3 Connections between Conceptual Metaphor and Experience | 第60-65页 |
| 5.4 Connections between Conceptual Metaphor and Consciousness | 第65-68页 |
| 5.5 Summary | 第68-69页 |
| Chapter Six CONCLUSION | 第69-71页 |
| Bibliography | 第71-75页 |
