| Acknowledgement | 第4-5页 |
| Abstract | 第5-6页 |
| 摘要 | 第7-10页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第10-15页 |
| 1.1 A Brief Introduction to Cognitive Linguistics | 第10-11页 |
| 1.2 The Actual State of Metaphorical Theory and English Vocabulary Acquisition | 第11-12页 |
| 1.3 The Purpose and Significance of the Research | 第12-13页 |
| 1.4 The Overall Structure of the Research | 第13-15页 |
| Chapter Two An Overview of Conceptual Metaphor Theory | 第15-25页 |
| 2.1 The Definition of Metaphor | 第15-16页 |
| 2.1.1 Aristotle’s Definition of Metaphor | 第15页 |
| 2.1.2 Lakoff and Johnson’s Definition of Metaphor | 第15-16页 |
| 2.2 The Main Characteristics of Metaphor | 第16-18页 |
| 2.2.1 The Pervasiveness of Metaphor | 第16-17页 |
| 2.2.2 The Systematicity of Metaphor | 第17-18页 |
| 2.3 The Working Mechanism of the Conceptual Metaphor: Cross-domain Mapping | 第18-20页 |
| 2.3.1 The Cross-domain Mapping | 第18-19页 |
| 2.3.2 The Foundation of the Cross-domain Mapping: Experiential Similarity | 第19-20页 |
| 2.4 The Classification of the Conceptual Metaphor | 第20-22页 |
| 2.4.1 The Structural Metaphor | 第21页 |
| 2.4.2 The Orientational Metaphor | 第21页 |
| 2.4.3 The Ontological Metaphor | 第21-22页 |
| 2.5 The Linguistic Function of Metaphor | 第22-23页 |
| 2.5.1 Filling the Shortage of the Vocabulary | 第22-23页 |
| 2.5.2 Improving the Precision and Vividness of Language Expressions | 第23页 |
| 2.6 Summary | 第23-25页 |
| Chapter Three Problems Facing Students in Studying English Vocabulary and Solutions by Using Conceptual Metaphor Theory | 第25-38页 |
| 3.1 Problems Facing Students in Studying English Vocabulary | 第25-29页 |
| 3.1.1 Difficulty in Studying Polysemy Terms | 第25-26页 |
| 3.1.2 Difficulty in Learning Idioms by Chinese Students | 第26-28页 |
| 3.1.3 Knowing the Meanings but not Being Certain about the Usage of Words | 第28-29页 |
| 3.2 Possible Solutions by Using Conceptual Metaphor Theory | 第29-36页 |
| 3.2.1 Application of Conceptual Metaphor Theory to Learning Polysemy Terms | 第30-32页 |
| 3.2.2 Application of the Conceptual Metaphor Theory to Learning Idioms | 第32-34页 |
| 3.2.3 Application of the Conceptual Metaphor Theory to Learning Cultural Implications | 第34-36页 |
| 3.3 Summary | 第36-38页 |
| Chapter Four Problems Facing Chinese Teachers in Teaching English Vocabulary and Solutions by Using Conceptual Metaphor Theory | 第38-51页 |
| 4.1 Problems Facing Chinese Teachers in Teaching English Vocabulary | 第38-43页 |
| 4.1.1 Problem Concerning How to Select Words to Teach | 第39-40页 |
| 4.1.2 Problem Concerning Teaching Vocabulary Depending on the Mother Tongue | 第40-42页 |
| 4.1.3 Problem Concerning Teachers’Lack of Theoretical Knowledge | 第42-43页 |
| 4.2 Possible Solutions by Using the Conceptual Metaphor Theory | 第43-49页 |
| 4.2.1 Metaphorical Approach to Teaching the Basic Level Words | 第44-46页 |
| 4.2.2 Employing Conceptual Metaphor Theory to Overcoming Dependence of the Mother Tongue | 第46-48页 |
| 4.2.3 Cultivating Metaphorical Awareness and Improving Metaphorical Competence | 第48-49页 |
| 4.3 Summary | 第49-51页 |
| Chapter Five Conclusion | 第51-54页 |
| Bibliography | 第54-56页 |
