| 摘要 | 第3-4页 |
| ABSTRACT | 第4-5页 |
| Chapter I Introduction | 第8-10页 |
| 1.1 Significance of the Research | 第8-9页 |
| 1.2 The Structure of the Thesis | 第9-10页 |
| Chapter II Literature Review of Comparative Study of Chinese and English Idioms | 第10-16页 |
| 2.1 The Definition of Idioms | 第10-11页 |
| 2.2 Characteristics of Idioms | 第11-13页 |
| 2.3 Compositionality of Idioms | 第13-14页 |
| 2.4 Researches of Comparative Study of Chinese and English Idioms | 第14-16页 |
| 2.4.1 Macroscopic Study of Idioms | 第14-15页 |
| 2.4.2 Microscopic Study of Idioms | 第15-16页 |
| Chapter III Theoretical Framework | 第16-21页 |
| 3.1 Introduction to Experiential Cognition | 第16-18页 |
| 3.2 Introduction to Conceptual Metaphor | 第18-21页 |
| Chapter IV Analysis of Chinese and English Idioms with Experiential Cognition as Semantic Motivation | 第21-31页 |
| 4.1 Idioms with Experiential Cognition as Semantic Motivation | 第21-23页 |
| 4.1.1 Chinese Idioms with Experiential Cognition as Semantic Motivation | 第21-22页 |
| 4.1.2 English Idioms with Experiential Cognition as Semantic Motivation | 第22-23页 |
| 4.2 Comparison of Chinese and English Idioms with Experiential Cognition as Semantic Motivation | 第23-31页 |
| 4.2.1 Geographical Culture Expressing Chinese and English Idioms | 第23-24页 |
| 4.2.2 Value Orientation Expressing Chinese and English Idioms | 第24-27页 |
| 4.2.3 Thinking Models Expressing Chinese and English Idioms | 第27-28页 |
| 4.2.4 Customs Expressing Chinese and English Idioms | 第28-29页 |
| 4.2.5 Social Relations Expressing Chinese and English Idioms | 第29-31页 |
| Chapter V Analysis of English and Chinese Idioms with Conceptual Metaphor as Semantic Motivation | 第31-42页 |
| 5.1 The Relationship between Conceptual Metaphor and Idioms | 第31-33页 |
| 5.1.1 Conceptual Meaning and Associative Meaning of Chinese Idioms | 第32页 |
| 5.1.2 Conceptual Meaning and Associative Meaning of English Idioms | 第32-33页 |
| 5.2 A Comparison of Chinese and English Idioms According to Their Conceptual and Associative Meaning | 第33-42页 |
| 5.2.1 Chinese and English Idioms Sharing the Same Conceptual and Associative Meanings | 第33-35页 |
| 5.2.2 Chinese and English Idioms Sharing the Same Conceptual Meanings but Opposite Associative Meanings | 第35-36页 |
| 5.2.3 Chinese and English Idioms Sharing the Same Conceptual Meaning but Lack of Associative Meaning in One Language | 第36-39页 |
| 5.2.4 Chinese and English Idioms Sharing the Same Conceptual Meaning but Partially Same Associative Meaning | 第39-40页 |
| 5.2.5 Unique Idioms to One Language | 第40-42页 |
| Chapter VI Conclusion | 第42-44页 |
| 6.1 Major Findings | 第42-43页 |
| 6.2 Limitations | 第43-44页 |
| Bibliography | 第44-47页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第47页 |
