| Abstract | 第1-7页 |
| 摘要 | 第7-11页 |
| Introduction | 第11-14页 |
| Chapter One Literature Review | 第14-25页 |
| ·Traditional Approaches to Research on Idioms | 第14-22页 |
| ·Studies of Idioms in Western Countries | 第14-19页 |
| ·Studies of Idioms in China | 第19-22页 |
| ·Cognitive Approaches to Research on Idioms | 第22-25页 |
| Chapter Two Theoretical Foundation | 第25-42页 |
| ·Conceptual Metaphor Theory | 第25-29页 |
| ·Conceptual Metonymy Theory | 第29-32页 |
| ·Conceptual Blending Theory | 第32-42页 |
| ·Mental Space | 第32-34页 |
| ·Mechanism of Conceptual Blending Theory | 第34-37页 |
| ·A Comparison with Lakoffs Conceptual Metaphor Theory | 第37-42页 |
| Chapter Three Definitions and Characteristics of Idioms | 第42-47页 |
| ·Definitions of Idioms | 第42-43页 |
| ·Definitions of Idioms in English | 第42-43页 |
| ·Definitions of"习语"in Chinese | 第43页 |
| ·Characteristics of Idioms | 第43-47页 |
| ·Semantic Unity | 第43-44页 |
| ·Structural Stability | 第44-45页 |
| ·Terseness in Diction and Simplicity in Structuring | 第45-47页 |
| Chapter Four Similarities and Differences Between English and Chinese Body Parts Idioms | 第47-70页 |
| ·Cognitive Analysis of Semantic Motivation of English-Chinese Body Parts Idioms | 第47-65页 |
| ·Metonymic Motivation | 第47-59页 |
| ·Metaphorical Motivation | 第59-64页 |
| ·Reasons for Similarities Between English and Chinese Body Parts Idioms | 第64-65页 |
| ·Analysis of the Differences Between English and Chinese Body Parts Idioms | 第65-70页 |
| ·The Differences Between English and Chinese Body Parts Idioms | 第65-66页 |
| ·Explanation of the Differences from Perspective of Conceptual Blending Theory | 第66-68页 |
| ·Reasons for the Differences Between English and Chinese Body Parts Idioms | 第68-70页 |
| Conclusion | 第70-72页 |
| Bibliography | 第72-77页 |
| Appendix | 第77-78页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第78-80页 |
