| Acknowledgments | 第1-6页 |
| Abstract | 第6-7页 |
| 摘要 | 第7-11页 |
| Introduction | 第11-15页 |
| ·Objective of the Study | 第11-13页 |
| ·Significance of the Present Study | 第13-14页 |
| ·Organization of this Thesis | 第14-15页 |
| Chapter 2 Literature Review | 第15-25页 |
| ·A Brief Introduction to Conceptual Metaphor | 第15-16页 |
| ·Classifications of Conceptual Metaphor | 第16-19页 |
| ·Structural Metaphor | 第17页 |
| ·Orientational Metaphor | 第17-18页 |
| ·Ontological Metaphor | 第18-19页 |
| ·Previous Studies on Conceptual Metaphor in Business News | 第19-25页 |
| ·Overview of the Previous Studies abroad | 第20-21页 |
| ·Overview of the Previous Studies at Home | 第21-23页 |
| ·Achievements and Limitations of the Previous Studies | 第23-25页 |
| Chapter 3 Theoretical Framework and Research Methodology | 第25-35页 |
| ·An Overview of Appraisal System | 第25-30页 |
| ·Attitude system | 第26-28页 |
| ·Engagement System | 第28-29页 |
| ·Graduation System | 第29-30页 |
| ·The Relationship between Metaphor and Evaluation | 第30-31页 |
| ·Research Methodology | 第31-35页 |
| ·Data Resources | 第31-32页 |
| ·Data Analysis | 第32-35页 |
| Chapter 4 Corpus Investigation of Evaluative Functions of Conceptual Metaphors in Business News | 第35-47页 |
| ·A Description of the Lexical-grammar Patterns of Evaluative Functions of Conceptual Metaphors in Business News | 第35-36页 |
| ·The Statistics of the Frequency of Conceptual Metaphors in Business News | 第36-39页 |
| ·Evaluative Functions of Conceptual Metaphors in Business News | 第39-44页 |
| ·The Evaluative Function of Structural Metaphor | 第39-41页 |
| ·The Evaluative Function of Orientational Metaphor | 第41-42页 |
| ·The Evaluative Function of Ontological Metaphor | 第42-44页 |
| ·Summary | 第44-47页 |
| Chapter 5 Discussions about the Similarities and Dissimilarities of the Evaluative Functions of Conceptual Metaphors between English and Chinese | 第47-69页 |
| ·T he Similarities and Differences of the Evaluation Function of Conceptual Metaphor between English and Chinese | 第47-60页 |
| ·The Features in Attitude System | 第47-56页 |
| ·The Features in Engagement System | 第56-59页 |
| ·The Features in Graduation System | 第59-60页 |
| ·The Similarities and Dissimilarities of the Evaluative Function in Conceptual Metaphors | 第60-62页 |
| ·The Similarities of the Evaluative Function in Conceptual Metaphors | 第60-61页 |
| ·Dissimilarities of the Evaluative Function in Conceptual Metaphors | 第61-62页 |
| ·The Causes of the Similarities and Dissimilarities of the Evaluative Function in Conceptual Metaphors | 第62-66页 |
| ·The Causes of the Similarities | 第62-64页 |
| ·The Causes of the Dissimilarities | 第64-66页 |
| ·Summary | 第66-69页 |
| Chapter 6 Conclusion | 第69-71页 |
| ·Major Findings of the Research | 第69-70页 |
| ·Limitations of the Present Study | 第70页 |
| ·Suggestions for Further Research | 第70-71页 |
| Bibliography | 第71-75页 |
| Appendix A | 第75-76页 |
| Appendix B | 第76-77页 |
| Appendix C | 第77-80页 |
| 论文发表情况 | 第80页 |
