| Abstract | 第1-7页 |
| 摘要 | 第7-10页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第10-14页 |
| ·Research Background | 第10-11页 |
| ·Research Objectives | 第11-12页 |
| ·Research Significance | 第12页 |
| ·Research Methodology | 第12-13页 |
| ·Structure of the Thesis | 第13-14页 |
| Chapter Two Literature Review | 第14-28页 |
| ·Understanding English Euphemism | 第14-21页 |
| ·Definitions of English Euphemism | 第14-17页 |
| ·Formation of English Euphemism | 第17-21页 |
| ·Relevant Studies on English Euphemism | 第21-25页 |
| ·Relevant Studies Abroad | 第21-23页 |
| ·Relevant Studies at Home | 第23-25页 |
| ·Relevant Studies on English Euphemisms Teaching | 第25-28页 |
| Chapter Three Theoretical Framework | 第28-43页 |
| ·Frame Semantics and Frame | 第28-34页 |
| ·Frame Semantics | 第28-30页 |
| ·Frame | 第30-33页 |
| ·Frame Elements | 第33-34页 |
| ·A Hierarchical-structure System of Frame | 第34-38页 |
| ·Frame Systems | 第35-36页 |
| ·Subframes | 第36-38页 |
| ·Framing and Word Choice | 第38-40页 |
| ·Framing Words | 第38-39页 |
| ·Alternate Framings of a Single Situation | 第39-40页 |
| ·Frame Borrowing | 第40-41页 |
| ·Summary | 第41-43页 |
| Chapter Four Interpretation of English Euphemism in the Perspective of Frame Semantics | 第43-61页 |
| ·Overview | 第43-44页 |
| ·Interpretation of Euphemisms Formed by Frame Downgrading | 第44-48页 |
| ·Interpretation of Euphemisms Formed by Frame Upgrading | 第48-51页 |
| ·Interpretation of Euphemisms Formed by Frame Element Transferring | 第51-54页 |
| ·Interpretation of Euphemisms Formed by Framing | 第54-58页 |
| ·Interpretation of Euphemisms Formed by Frame Borrowing | 第58-59页 |
| ·Summary | 第59-61页 |
| Chapter Five Applications of Cognitive Mechanisms on English Euphemism Teaching | 第61-72页 |
| ·English Euphemism Teaching | 第61-62页 |
| ·A Model for English Euphemism Teaching | 第62-67页 |
| ·The First Stage | 第64-65页 |
| ·The Second Stage | 第65-67页 |
| ·The Third Stage | 第67页 |
| ·Implication for English Euphemism Teaching | 第67-72页 |
| ·Presenting Frame Semantics Knowledge | 第67-68页 |
| ·Analyzing English Euphemisms in a Context | 第68-69页 |
| ·Enriching Students’Frame Knowledge | 第69-70页 |
| ·Practicing Euphemisms | 第70-72页 |
| Chapter Six Conclusion | 第72-75页 |
| ·Major Findings | 第72-73页 |
| ·Research Limitations | 第73-74页 |
| ·Suggestions for Further Research | 第74-75页 |
| References | 第75-80页 |
| Academic Papers Published During Postgraduate Study | 第80-81页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第81-82页 |
| Appendix | 第82-85页 |
